By George Martin For Mailonline
Published: 13:18 BST, 20 May 2019 | Updated: 14:17 BST, 20 May 2019
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Ozark star Jason Bateman has threatened to boycott Georgia over the state's 'heartbeat' abortion ban.
Bateman, who plays the lead role in the hit Netflix series, said over the weekend he would not work in the state if the so-called 'Heartbeat Bill' is passed into law.
'If the 'Heartbeat Bill' makes it through the court system, I will not work in Georgia, or any other state, that is so disgracefully at odds with women's rights,' Bateman told The Hollywood Reporter.
The new law, which is set to go into effect January 1 but it is expected to be challenged in court, bans abortions after a fetus’s heartbeat is detected - which can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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Jason Bateman, star of Netflix's hit show Ozark, has joined a host of celebrities threatening to boycott Georgia over the abortion ban
People listen at the Alabama State Capitol during the March for Reproductive Freedom against the state's new abortion law on Sunday
The law also punishes doctors who defy the rules with a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
Bateman's pledge could cause a huge headache for the Ozark producers since it is largely filmed in the state.
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