With a growing number of major Hollywood players threatening to boycott Georgia if its restrictive abortion law survives court challenges, a Hollywood producer is urging members of the industry to support the American Civil Liberties Unions efforts to fight abortion bans around the U.S.

As a friend and colleague in the film and TV industry, I write to you with a sense of urgency about the recent attempts to eliminate the right to abortion in Georgia and many other states across the country, producer Peter Chernin wrote in an email last week, first obtained by The New York Times Monday. I am launching a campaign to contribute to the $15 million that is needed to fund the ACLUs legal efforts to battle the national anti-abortion movement with a deadline of July 1.

The email was sent to executives at all of the major movie studios, as well as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, top Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel, powerhouse television showrunner Shonda Rhimes and Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.

Last month, Chernin a former deputy to conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch who now produces movies and television shows decided to proceed with plans to film two upcoming projects in Georgia , while making a donation to the ACLU.