Shonda Rhimes says ABC was uncomfortable with abortion storylines on her shows

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00:00Was there ever a time where the network did push back on one of the stories that you were writing for these women?

00:07Oh, wow.

00:08They pushed back on Olivia Pope having an abortion.

00:11Big time.

00:12And they didn't push back when Christina?

00:16So here's what's interesting.

00:18I think when the first time Christina Yang becomes pregnant on the show, which I think is at the end of season one.

00:25Yep.

00:25Near that place.

00:26That was supposed to be Christina Yang getting an abortion.

00:30And the network didn't tell me I couldn't do it, but they did come to me with like all of their concerns and I got scared.

00:37And so she had an ectopic pregnancy instead.

00:40Isn't that interesting?

00:41And then when I was like when we were doing it with Olivia Pope, I knew what I was doing.