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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I disliked the TNG one where they were cloned to populate a dying civilization. Not that they shouldn’t have been upset, but they turned their outrage into, “my body, my choice”, which was an obvious nod to abortion rights.


44 posted on 05/26/2025 7:46:15 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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To: Flaming Conservative
I disliked the TNG one where they were cloned to populate a dying civilization. Not that they shouldn’t have been upset, but they turned their outrage into, “my body, my choice”, which was an obvious nod to abortion rights.

That episode was "Up The Long Ladder", written by Melinda Snodgrass, and it was DEFINITELY meant to insult the pro-life movement. In her own words:

"I got enormous flack from the right to life coalition because they destroyed the clones. They thought I was condoning abortion. In fact, I did put a line in Riker's mouth that was very pro-choice and the right to life coalition went crazy. He says "I told you that you can't clone me and you did it against my will, and I have the right to have control over my own body." That's my feeling and it was my soapbox, and it was one I got to get on.

52 posted on 05/26/2025 7:54:24 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
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