This page indexes Emily’s most popular Instagram reels, each one breaking down a common pro-choice argument. Looking for a more in-depth explanation? Check out our ERI Index for blog posts, podcasts, and long form videos covering every major topic in the abortion debate.

Biology:

• “An acorn isn’t an oak tree.”
• “Fetuses aren’t human. They’re more like tumors.”
• “Every skin cell you shed is a human too.”

The Fetus is a Parasite:

• 10 Reasons a Fetus isn’t a Parasite
• “No one is saying a fetus is actually a parasite.”

Personhood:

• “What makes a fetus a person?”
• “You require all the brain parts to be there and functioning to be a person.”
• “Human rights come from sociology, not biology.”
• “It’s not a child.”
• “A fetus doesn’t have a soul until 24 weeks.”
• “Please explain why abortion is a human rights violation.”
• “Human rights don’t extend to people who don’t experience human consciousness.”

Difficult Circumstances:

• “Abortion is about reducing suffering.”
• “What about women doing dangerous abortions on themselves?”
• “What if a woman is raped?”
• “You’re forcing people to become parents.”
• “Are you going to raise the thousands of kids in foster care because abortion is illegal?”

Miscarriage:

• “Treatment for removing a dead fetus is an abortion too.”
• “If abortion is murder, then miscarriage is involuntary manslaughter.”

“My Body, My Choice”:

• “It’s not your body.”
• “Women should have 100% control over their own body.”
• “It’s not about ending the life. It’s about ending the pregnancy.”

Right to Refuse:

• “You can’t force kidney donation!”
• “Even if you caused the car crash, you still can’t be forced to donate blood.”
• “Does bodily autonomy also include conjoined twins?”
• “Where does a fetus obtain the right to use the mother’s body?”
• “A woman’s body is constantly saving a dying fetus.”
• “We don’t harvest organs from the dead against their will.”
• “Artificial wombs would solve the bodily autonomy issue!”

Self-Defense:

• “Abortion is self-defense. Giving birth could kill you.”

Consent:

• “I don’t consent to being hit by a car when I cross the road, despite that being a risk.”
• “Consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy.”
• “You can remove something that’s inside your body without permission.”
• “So you think consent to sex is consent to paying child support?”
• “Pregnancy is not a consequence of sex.”

Later Abortions:

• “Later abortions are just for medical reasons.”
• Approximately 80% of abortions at 21 weeks or later are not for maternal or fetal health issues.

Definition of “Abortion”:

• “Elective doesn’t mean for fun!”
• “Abortions are never medically necessary.”