Fetal Rites - The Drift

What We Can Learn from Fifty Years of Anti-Abortion Propaganda

Fetal Rites - The Drift Issue 8 | October 27, 2022 Image by Juliana Toro Issue 8 | October 27, 2022 Issue 8 | October 27, 2022 Fetal Rites ​ | What We Can Learn from Fifty Years of Anti-Abortion Propaganda S.C. Cornell T he strongest argument against abortion is not an argument at all. It’s the image of the fetus — tiny feet, perky nose, pre-melanin skin — and of its often grisly death. The persuasive potential has been clear for over a century; Progressive-era anti-abortion doctors toured the country with glass slides featuring embryos and fetuses at various stages of development . In 19

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