One of the biggest problems facing us Pro-lifers is how ugly fetuses are. I have long held the belief that this is a large reason many pro-abortionists fear being saddled with children, they see how ugly the fetus is and panic. Another trend that appears to be on the rise is the disposal of newborn babies, either in dumpsters or designated drop-off facilities. This likely stems from the fact that newborns are not much more attractive than fetuses, typically gray and wrinkled—covered in blood, and often, their own feces. They look more alien than human (not really, aliens actually have very slender bodies, but the coloring is similar)

I’ve though that the best way to overcome this challenge is through the caricaturization of the fetus as a fun, playful, cute thing—or even an action hero. It worked during WWII when we were able to use cartoon drawings of big-toothed Chinamen to turn the world against the Japanese. After the war we saw a world vacant of such propaganda and perceptions about the Chinese returning back to their normal state. Without the imagery of the evil Orientals, you find events occurring like Jackie Chan starring alongside an African American-colored man in a hit action movie.

The same thing can be done for the fetus that was done for the Orientals…only the other way around. We can introduce the fetus as a Saturday-morning cartoon action-hero for boys, or even a cuddly plaything for girls. For adults, things are already on the move. This Fox News article tells the tail of the first socially-networked fetus, “Bubba.”

Now I don’t know much more about Social Networking sites than I’ve learned from being on MySpace, but I do know that if little Bubba ever gets evacuated from his current environment, there are going to be a lot of angry private message being sent by his network of friends. Perhaps if more fetuses had a web presence it would help us keep track of them, and help their mothers think twice before terminating a pregnancy. After all, it’s one thing to make a quick trip to a clinic…it’s something else to have to answer 100 angry e-mails and delete an account.