I'm not pro-murdering babies.
I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs.
I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.
I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.
I'm pro-little Cathy who had her innocence ripped away from her by someone she should have been able to trust and her 11 year old body isn't mature enough to bear the consequence of that betrayal.
I'm pro-Melissa who's working two jobs just to make ends meet and has to choose between bringing another child into poverty or feeding the children she already has because her spouse walked out on her.
I'm pro-Brittany who realizes that she is in no way financially, emotionally, or physically able to raise a child.
I'm pro-Emily who went through IVF, ending up with SIX viable implanted eggs requiring selective reduction in order to ensure the safety of her and a SAFE amount of fetuses.
I'm pro-Christina who doesn't want to be a mother, but birth control methods sometimes fail.
I'm pro-Jessica who is FINALLY getting the strength to get away from her physically abusive spouse only to find out that she is carrying the monster's child.
I'm pro-Vanessa who went into her confirmation appointment after YEARS of trying to conceive only to hear silence where there should be a heartbeat.
I'm pro-Lindsay who lost her virginity in her sophomore year with a broken condom and now has to choose whether to be a teenage mom or just a teenager.
I'm pro-Courtney who just found out she's already 13 weeks along, but the egg never made it out of her fallopian tube so either she terminates the pregnancy or risks dying from internal bleeding.
You can argue and say that I'm pro-choice all you want, but the truth is:
I'm pro-life.
Their lives.
Women's lives.
You don't get to pick and choose which scenarios should be accepted.
Women's rights are meant to protect ALL women, regardless of their situation!
#roevwade #prochoice #abortion #women #womensrights #mybody #mychoice #mybodymychoice
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Explanation of the Mental Illnesses as Paintings series:
The Mental illnesses paintings series is a series about mental health, how it is stigmatised and not taken seriously.
Depicting non mental illnesses and calling them such equates them. People tend to not take mental illnesses seriously and this is what I wanted to adress in my manner. the many different types of reactions from incredulous to enraged at the thought of being called mentally ill proves my point.
Some of them were funny and some of them were very serious. I hope to have shown to be able to approach both serious and less serious subjects.
Some of the non medical ones were to just show a bit of who I am as a person and an artist and what I stand for.
This series allowed me to combine multiple facets of my life such as my own experience with mental health, my love for horror movies and my love of art.
I have spoken about my mental health issues openly before and hope to continue being able to do that even though I don't always find it easy. I am someone who has struggled with anxiety to the point developing Agoraphobia and Depression .
I take mental health very seriously and did not intend to make fun of this.
My message is that everyone has an internal world that you know nothing about. be nicer to each other. the brain is an organ like any other that can get sick and it is not a personal failing or something to be embarassed about.