Planned Parenthood: ‘Blonde’ Is “Anti-Abortion Propaganda” - Hollywood Reporter

Netflix's Marilyn Monroe movie starring Ana de Armas got one more bad review, this time from the abortion rights organization, which says the filmmakers chose to "stigmatize people’s health care decisions.".

Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas as the screen legend, has been sparking strong reactions since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sept.

One thread of that criticism has been the way Blonde deals with abortion.

“As film and TV shapes many people’s understanding of sexual and reproductive health, it’s critical these depictions accurately portray women’s real decisions and experiences,” Caren Spruch, Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s national director of arts and entertainment engagement, tells The Hollywood Reporter

“While abortion is safe, essential health care, anti-abortion zealots have long contributed to abortion stigma by using medically inaccurate descriptions of fetuses and pregnancy

However, false images only serve to reinforce misinformation and perpetuate stigma around sexual and reproductive health care

It is a shame that the creators of Blonde chose to contribute to anti-abortion propaganda and stigmatize people’s health care decisions instead.”