NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia on Thursday joined a wave of U.S. media companies, including Walt Disney Co., saying they will reconsider working in Georgia if a new law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected takes effect.
Georgia is 1 of 9 U.S. states that have passed strict new limits on abortion this year, moves activists on both sides of the abortion debate have said were aimed at prompting the U.S. Supreme Court to review and strike down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.
Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal unit said that it expects that many of the laws will face court challenges, but added, "If any of these laws are upheld, it would strongly impact our decision making on where we produce our content in the future."