“Unplanned” is the inspiring true story of one woman’s journey of transformation.

All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women about their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman’s right to choose even led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in.

Until the day she saw something that changed everything, leading Abby Johnson to join her former enemies at 40 Days For Life, and become one of the most ardent pro-life speakers in America.

Here’s a short clip from the movie that opened this weekend in theaters.

On Thursday, Unplanned actress Ashley Bratcher, who used to be pro-abortion, until she played Abby Johnson in the “Unplanned” movie, responded to Alyssa Milano, who, along with other Hollywood celebrities called on the movie industry to boycott the state of Georgia for daring to pass legislation that would prohibit abortionists from killing babies with a heartbeat.

Deadline Hollywood published the letter from Ashley Bratcher to Alyssa Milano:

Dear Alyssa Milano, 

Mother to mother, actress to actress, and as a proud Georgian, I’ve got some things to say to you. Hollywood may be silent on women’s rights but Georgia, the new home of the movie industry, is making its voice heard loud and clear. I’m incredibly proud of my home state for taking a stand in the fight for life amidst backlash and dubious threats.

For the latter part of a year I’ve watched as women I’ve admired, like you, spoke out in regards to women’s rights, more specifically women’s reproductive rights. With radical laws like the ones in New York and Vermont being passed, it’s more critical than ever that we are using our voices to fight for the rights of women. One problem, you’re forgetting about the rights of women within the womb. If feminism is all about equal rights, then where are her rights?

I can’t help but think how you would feel in my shoes. Having just learned months ago that my life was spared on an abortion table, it definitely put a few things in perspective for me. You had the privilege of being born in 1972. My generation was not so lucky. Over 61 million lives never reached their full potential. How many doctors, scientists, philosophers, and even actors like you and me, never had the chance to leave their beautiful marks on the world? I too, just one year ago, was more pro-choice than I am today. It was during the filming of my latest movie, Unplanned, that I was truly convinced how wrong I had been. That’s the power of film.

You pointed out that “Georgia was home to 455 filming projects, generating $2.7 billion in direct spending for the state” and that “Georgia’s success in film is no accident. The state’s leaders go out of their way with huge tax incentives that attract these projects.” You claim, “That’s why it baffles me that, instead of continuing to foster a pro-film environment, state leaders are going down a divisive road once again, refighting culture wars and jeopardizing one of the state’s biggest sources of revenue.”

Well Alyssa, let me make something very clear to you. In Georgia, we care just as much about being pro-life as being pro-film. We don’t believe in putting a price tag on the value of a human life. Our brave leaders have stepped up to say enough is enough, we will no longer sit idly by as innocent lives are taken by the thousands each day. If you fault Georgia for choosing to be morally correct over politically correct, then that says more of your personal agenda than the goal of our governor to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all. You claim that the HB481 “Heartbill Bill” would make Georgia the most regressive state in the country; I couldn’t disagree more. Abortion is so 1973. Welcome to 2019, a time in which medical advances preserve the life of babies born as early as 21 weeks. In case you didn’t know, that’s three weeks earlier than what most states in the U.S. consider “viable” in their abortion legislation.

You want a working environment that is safe, respectful, tolerant and full of love? I know a place just like that and I call it home. Women do not seek abortions because they feel strong or empowered, they seek them because they are scared. They seek abortions because society and the new-age feminist movement perpetuates the lie that women cannot be successful and be mothers. Those of us on the other side of the fence are here with open arms saying, “Yes, you can!”

You hail Georgia as the “Hollywood of the South” but you should know, it’s pretty evident that Georgia has its own identity and that it won’t be bowing down to Hollywood anytime soon. The glitz and glamour has lost its appeal and America is watching. How sad it is that tax credits are a more important topic than the sanctity of human life.

Mother to mother, I invite you to see my new movie, Unplanned. Abby Johnson’s testimony changed my life. Who knows, maybe it could change yours too.

Yesterday, Alyssa Milano’s worst nightmare came true, as Georgia lawmakers approved HB 481, better known as the “Heartbeat Bill.”

The bill outlaws most abortions as soon as a doctor can detect a heartbeat in a fetus.

Doctors say a heartbeat is typically detected when a fetus reaches six weeks’ gestation.

Today, Twitter suspended the “Unplanned” Movie account with no explanation. Actress Ashley Bratcher tweeted about it.

She wasn’t alone in her frustration and confusion about why Twitter would suspend the Unplanned movie account on the weekend of the opening of the pro-life movie.

After social media exploded over the suspension of the “Unplanned” movie, Twitter reinstated their “privileges,” allowing them to promote their movie on their social media platform.

The “Unplanned” Movie Twitter account sarcastically thanked “the people who maliciously and falsely reported” their account to the Twitter censorship team.

They followed up with a tweet thanking their supporters, letting everyone know they are back on Twitter and in theaters this weekend.

The Unplanned movie account also pointed out that despite the suspension of their Twitter account being one of the biggest stories, they are still not trending on Twitter. Censorship is alive and well on social media.

 

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