In this Bridgehead Briefing, Jonathon Van Maren discusses Hollywood’s shifting stance on abortion, with a focus on the influx of celebrity memoirs revealing personal abortion stories.  

These include celebrities such as Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake, Leslie Jones, Kerry Washington, Michelle Williams, Paris Hilton, and, most recently, Kelly Bishop from the show “Gilmore Girls.”

Jonathon explores how these stories aim to normalize abortion in the post-Roe era and analyzes Hollywood’s increasing efforts in shaping public opinion on this contentious issue.

Also featured is a discussion on the UK fast-tracking assisted suicide / euthanasia legislation and what this could mean for vulnerable populations, given the precedent in Canada.

Jonathon ends with a review of the Trump-Harris debate on abortion policy, in which Trump did not go as far as expected.

Articles:

Kamala Harris’s Abortion Extremism: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/kamalas-abortion-extremism 

Tim Walz Supports the Right to Infanticide: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/vp-nominee-tim-walz-supports-the-right-to-infanticide 

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