According to Linda Schuyler, the executive producer of the teen sitcom \u201cDegrassi\u201d, abortion is the \u201cfirst, if not the second, most divisive topic that we talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Schuyler\u2019s comments come as Degrassi is set to air its third season. In it they will confront abortion, refugees, and “scary right-wing thinking.” In an episode called #IRegretNothing<\/i> Lola Pacini, a 16-year old character on the show, will be featured having an abortion. Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press interviewed<\/a> Schuyler who is quoted as saying, \u201cWe\u2019re very much influenced by what\u2019s going on in the world, there\u2019s no question.\u201d This would lead the reader to believe that the only reason they include such a \u201cdivisive topic\u201d on their show is because of what\u2019s going on in the world \u2013 as though 16-year old girls are publicly celebrating their abortions all the time \u2013 and they are only catching up.\u00a0\u00a0 Except that’s not really what’s going on. Amanda Arcuri who plays Lolo Pacini in the show told Ms. Ahearn that, \u201cI\u2019m happy that the writers gave me this opportunity to portray it [abortion] and help young girls.\u201d Degrassi’s producers are clearly trying to destigmatize abortion and normalize it for teens.<\/p>\n

In spite of Degrassi and the efforts of other abortion advocates to portray abortion as something to celebrate we can be sure that it will always remain divisive. This is not because of “right-wing, scary thinking” but rather, because of the scientific reality that abortion takes the life of a human being, and that abortion is contrary to the created order in which a mother’s natural instinct is to care for her young.<\/p>\n

The pro-life response to Degrassi’s ploy is not to demonize the show or its characters but to continue displaying the humanity of the pre-born child and doing everything we can to build support for laws that protect them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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