HBO Max is airing a comedy about abortion. And we wish that was a joke.
In a recently released interview about the film, Unpregnant (possibly a shot at the pro-life film Unplanned?), one of the screenplay writers said she wanted to “write an abortion road trip story [to] bring some humor and make people more comfortable with the subject of abortion.”
“If we could pull it off,” the other screenplay writer added, “it would be really something special.”
Well, they did pull it off, and it will run on HBO Max this September.
The plot of Unpregnant centers on a teenage girl who finds herself unexpectedly with child. Rather than turn to her “Jesus Freak” Catholic parents for help, she decides on her own to obtain an abortion. But, there’s a catch. The abortion laws in her state make that all but impossible. So, she enlists a friend to accompany her on the 1,000-mile journey to the nearest abortion clinic. Their escapades on the road make up the bulk of the movie, with the film documenting the “hysterical” trials and tribulations of two teenagers traveling to end the life of a baby.
When we first saw the trailer for Unpregnant, we both were shocked. Even those who support abortion have generally not treated it as a laughing matter. Most people have had the moral decency to recognize the seriousness of the decision for the woman, if not for the unborn child. “Safe, legal, and rare” was the pro-abortion rallying cry. Not “safe, legal, and hilarious….”
For the people behind this film and many people within the pro-abortion movement, “safe, legal, and rare” is no longer the goal. The new goal is “safe, legal, and no big deal.” They don’t want abortion to be a morally serious issue. They want it to have the moral weight of a dental filling….
If you have a subscription to HBO or HBO Max, cancel it. Then, email the chief executive of Warner Bros., Ann Sarnoff, and tell her why you are cancelling (support@hbo.com)….
The above comes from a Sept. 3 op-ed in USA Today by Father Dave Pivonka, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Maureen Malloy Ferguson, co-host of EWTN’s radio show and podcast Conversations With Consequences.
If you haven’t already realized that watching TV and movies is a huge waste of time, learn a lesson. It’s not like this offensive movie is a huge departure from the moral wasteland of entertainment over the past twenty years. Maybe in 1990 this would have been outrageous news, but today it’s not.
Did the Prez of Steubenville recommend cancelling anything over Modern Family on ABC? Or over Game of Thrones on HBO?
Why the outrage now?
Just turn off the TV. Sports aren’t even worth watching anymore.
Kevin, why the cheap shot at “the Prez of Steubenville,” Father Dave Pivonka TOR?
He has denounced many evils over many years. He may’ve missed some. And, USA Today wanted the latest HBO abortion comedy controversy addressed.
I suspect they didn’t ask him to write about his opinion of other shows.
“Unplanned” must have hit a nerve
Yes, and Abby Johnson’s RNC speech was the nail in the coffin. Support for abortion is falling and the demons are in a panic, laughing on their way back to hell and dragging others with them, courtesy of HBO.
This issue about instilling a casual attitude about abortion and death appears to be about a bigger issue at HBO: namely, instilling a casual attitude about death in general. Don’t be surprised if you see more movies like this from HBO in the future.