Melissa Benoist is urging people to vote in this election year by bringing her activism to the big screen. The actress asserts that, given the state of women’s rights today, the nation should never again “have an election that we’re not involved in ever, ever, ever again.” Benoist plays idealistic journalist Sadie McCarthy in her new series “Girls on the Bus,” which tracks four female journalists throughout a fictitious presidential campaign. Sadie McCarthy writes for a publication akin to the New York Times. But she wants an abortion in Episode 8, which is currently available to stream on Max.
She has to traverse state lines to pick up medication for a medical abortion because she can’t precisely book an appointment with her regular doctor while she’s on the campaign road. Furthermore, the story held special significance for Benoist and the showrunners of “Girls on the Bus” in the post-Dobbs actual world. In a recent “UnWrapped” podcast episode, Benoist stated, “We’re not safe in this country with our rights as women.” “We simply must continue sharing those tales in the hopes of contributing to its transformation.”
And Benoist exhorts everyone to vote and stand up for their rights as a very real presidential election approaches. She declared, “We have to know who we’re voting for and we have to be so involved now.” “We are required to cast a ballot in every election. It is really significant.
