The pussy train for conservatives has had to come to a screeching halt.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
10 points (100.0% liked)
Politics
10186 readers
128 users here now
In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.
Guidelines for submissions:
- Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
- Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
- Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
- Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
- Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
“Aesthetic injury.” I don’t mean to draw attention away from what’s probably a specific legal term, but the word aesthetic here : certain people are so interested in the idea of, the aesthetic of, babies and fetuses as this kind of innocent ideal, totally unconnected to anything difficult or complicated. I just find it really resonant to see the word in this context. Abortion ruins the vibe. Abortions are an aesthetic injury, to a certain type of doctor’s idealized, perfected, imaginary and totally pure vision of pregnancy. Pregnancy is supposed to be about joy and family only, always, and now they’re trying to legislate the messy human reality of womanhood and pregnancy and fetuses and babies to fit this pure aesthetic.
Doctors, of all groups, seem the least likely to harbour unrealistic fantasies about pregnancy, childbirth & the implications of unwanted pregnancies which come to term.
So though it isn't hard to imagine that providing obstetric care can have joyous aspect which might feel different to helping people who are sick or injured, the statement feels alarmingly divorced from the visceral & emotional realities of human reproduction.
Meantime your words reminded by of an often-quoted comment by a famous US comedian whose name escapes me, to the effect that advocating for the rights of the unborn permits an activist to feel all the passion of fighting for the vulnerable, without ever being confronted by the fruits of their activism whom they dislike as individuals, or whose behaviour they disapprove of, who are ungrateful, who present inconvenient human complexity, who are from groups the anti-abortionist hates, etc.. The activist gets to project their own ideal of innocence onto them all.
Though I strongly believe those who are responsible for pushing anti-abortion rhetoric into a major political issue just wish to ensure an increased supply of people who are more vulnerable to exploitation.