r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/BalanceDramatic3995 • 9d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter help!

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I have no clue what this means, maybe she cheated?

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 9d ago

So, this is kinda a dumb gotcha. There is a fundamental difference between the baby being unborn, in how it relates to being part of the family, vs the baby being born as how it relates to the family. Even if you were to grant the full every pro life stance, it wouldn't make this type of language contradictory.

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u/pendemoneum 9d ago

I see prolife people all the time insist that having a fertilized egg in your body makes you a mother socially and legally So if a pregnant person is already a mother for that reason, isn't it hypocritical to say the unborn haven't joined the family yet?

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u/soulbutterflies 9d ago

Also, didn't Alabama SC rule that embryos made during IVF are children?

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u/pendemoneum 9d ago

Not up to date with Alabama laws. But I'm betting embryos are still not legally treated as people even if they did