A satirical article from The Babylon Bee titled “Compromise: Texas Says Abortion Can Remain Legal But The Baby Gets An AR-15 To Defend Himself” is being shared widely across pro-life circles, not as news, but as a provocative commentary on the contradictions in American legal and cultural priorities.
The article imagines a dystopian compromise where unborn children are issued firearms to defend themselves from abortion. While satire, the piece calls attention to the inconsistency in legal protections: in a country where personal rights, firearm ownership, and even animal protections are hotly defended, the rights of unborn children remain legally denied in many jurisdictions.
As the national conversation around abortion continues, especially in the wake of Dobbs, cultural pieces like this highlight the deep moral and legal contradictions that persist.
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