Sick Reality Show Allows Viewers to Help Make Abortion Decisions

It is the sickest of reality shows. Pregnant women (who aren’t really pregnant) tell stories about their “predicaments” and viewers are allowed to vote on whether they should have abortions. The show is called “Bump” and is a web-based creation.

As Kathleen Parker reported in her January 31 Washington Post column, the show was inspired by President Barack Obama’s commencement address at Notre Dame. If that doesn’t make sense, neither does the rationale. Obama said he wanted to find ways to communicate about solutions for unintended pregnancies. Somehow, a reality show inviting the public to help make abortion decisions accomplishes that purpose.

“In the end, self-selecting strangers will become as a thousand Caesars, offering a thumbs up or down on the unborn,” says Parker. She finds the show and its premise “slightly creepy.” And, so do we.

Read the full Kathleen Parker article here.

Barbara Lyons