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Video game companies (including Sony) show support for reproductive rights

25 Jun 2022
Steve Wright

Sony's silence has ended.

A number of video game companies, including Sony, have today come out with statements in support of reproductive rights.

These statements follow a decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, thereby removing a country-wide precedent on the right to have an abortion.

Since the 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court, several US states have swiftly moved to make abortions illegal. Several other states like California have declared themselves safe havens for those in need of a procedure.

Statements from PlayStation Studios developers including Insomniac and Sony Santa Monica are notable as Sony had previously muted them in the past.

Statements from developers can be found below. We’ll update this post as more statements are published.

IGEA’s statement: “The International Game Developers Association supports and empowers game developers around the world in achieving fulfilling and sustainable careers. We believe bodily autonomy and choice over one’s own reproductive and healthcare matters are pertinent to achieving this mission. One must be in control of their own health matters in order to successfully manage their career and life.

“As a global organization, we understand that not all individuals experience or have access to freedoms and liberties pertaining to bodily autonomy, and we oppose efforts to weaken existing liberties. We are deeply concerned by increased government interventions undermining and limiting reproductive choice and access to care. We applaud and show solidarity with games industry and community leaders who are taking action to support all who are negatively impacted by these attempts.”

Image at top: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.