Disgusting Daily Kos op-ed comparing a fetus to a parasite
The author warns their readers, as though that offers comfort or excuses their disgusting metaphor:
This is a diary, in which, I will explain how I see a fetus as a parasite. I’m also bored and felt like typing
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Ever wonder what the Daily Kos writers think and do when they are bored – here you go. For any of you that don’t know the Kos is a far left blogging/news site.
The article concludes with a comment about not getting pregnant AGAIN. The author, Sasharusa, may have to look at their child and explain why she thought of them as a parasite — I hope so. Maybe then she can learn that God gave her an amazing gift and her analogy is disgusting and inappropriate.
This is Giardia lamblia. It is an intestinal parasite that is very common and is a pain in the ass to rid of.
I know, I know, it doesn’t look like a precious little baby. I know. It looks scary, and gross, and looks like it will bite your head off. But we’re not talking about looks. Who knows, maybe aliens think we’re ugly as fuck but this parasite would be labeled Miss Universe in their culture? Who knows! Anyway, I am sorry for plastering this as the very first thing in my diary. Consider this just like those exploited photos of miscarried late term fetuses that Anti- Choicers parade around.
Anyways, back to the whole fetus= parasite thing. That is how I see them. I don’t see them as cute and cuddly. I see them as terrifying and scary. I see pregnancy the same way.
Here are some examples on how pregnancy is a parasitic relationship:
The Z/E/F sucks the nutrients from the mother.
The “relationship” only benefits the fetus.
The mother’s organs and body parts become damaged.
The fetus controls the mother.
The fetus doesn’t give anything “back”.Some people would argue that this is a form of Mutualism, which is a relationship where both the host and the parasite benefit, but how does this benefit the mother? Where is that “benefit”?
Here are some commonly talked about downsides of pregnancy though:
Nausea.
Constipation.
Sore boobs.
Vomit all day long, not just in the morning.
You can’t eat your favorite foods because you’ll throw up.
Indigestion and heartburn.
Braxton Hicks.
Depression.
Anxiety.
Constant crying.
Fatigue.
You look and feel like a fat cow(trust me, I know this from experience).
You feel bloated.
You’re carrying around some extra weight.
Insomnia.
You have to piss like Seabiscuit every 20 minutes.Now, onto some that are not mentioned much:
Hyperemesis gravidarumTemporary and permanent injury to back
Severe scarring requiring later surgery (especially after additional pregnancies)
Dropped (prolapsed) uterus (especially after additional pregnancies, and other pelvic floor weaknesses — 11% of women, including cystocele, rectocele, and enterocele)
Pre-eclampsia (edema and hypertension, the most common complication of pregnancy, associated with eclampsia, and affecting 7 – 10% of pregnancies)
Eclampsia (convulsions, coma during pregnancy or labor, high risk of death)Gestational diabetes
Placenta previa
Anemia (which can be life-threatening)
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Severe cramping
Embolism (blood clots)
Medical disability requiring full bed rest (frequently ordered during part of many pregnancies varying from days to months for health of either mother or baby)
Diastasis recti, also torn abdominal muscles
Mitral valve stenosis (most common cardiac complication)
Serious infection and disease (e.g. increased risk of tuberculosis)
Hormonal imbalance
Ectopic pregnancy (risk of death)
Broken bones (ribcage, “tail bone”)
Hemorrhage and numerous other complications of delivery
Refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease
Aggravation of pre-pregnancy diseases and conditions (e.g. epilepsy is present in .5% of pregnant women, and the pregnancy alters drug metabolism and treatment prospects all the while it increases the number and frequency of seizures)
Severe post-partum depression and psychosis
Research now indicates a possible link between ovarian cancer and female fertility treatments, including “egg harvesting” from infertile women and donors
research also now indicates correlations between lower breast cancer survival rates and proximity in time to onset of cancer of last pregnancyResearch also indicates a correlation between having six or more pregnancies and a risk of coronary and cardiovascular disease
The effects of pregnancy.Aren’t all those absolutely LOVELY!? But hey, the fetus does “benefit” the mother! By making her feel like she’s dying! Yes! That’s the spirit!
I have no issue with people wanting babies, but in my opinion, I can’t do it again.






You’re not baby machines any more than you are sex machines. Close your legs, take responsibility for your actions and stop acting like more abortions have anything to do with incest or rape.
BTW, having jello shots lick off your body at the club on Friday night by a guy you don’t know isn’t sending the right message and you are responsible for getting yourself into some of those situations ladies.
Not personal Kaylee, just saying
Kaylee,
Let me start by thanking you for such a passionate comment, which I believe accurately communicates the beliefs of many pro-choice or anti-abortion people.
A secular world, defined only by purposeless evolution and science, yields many hopeless individuals and your remarks echo that sentiment.
I’ve challenged many abortionists by stating that we don’t believe a child, a fetus, is nothing more that tissue inside of a woman that can be cutout and removed.
Your friend’s story and horrible side effects of pregnancy are disturbing, but equaled by countless stories of botched abortions or late-term abortions where the child is murdered or left to die.
Such tragedies in any other setting would generate outcry or protest, but are shielded and protected from criticism because of the “woman’s right.”
Personal decisions, such as the pot smoking, having sex and choosing mates are a person’s responsibility. Our Bible explains that God gives us free will, but that comes with a price and consequence for making wrong decisions.
You seem obsessed with the horrible nature of the world, but why is that?
Is it the consequence of an amoral society who smokes pot, spends money without responsibility and wants excuses to justify murder and killing? Is it a world set forward without a God, a high power who you are accountable too?
That’s what sets us apart.
When you stated “Abort Me” it tore my heart out, because I don’t share that disdain and hopelessness. The world is a messed up place, full of the things you stated and dozens more, but that was prophesized by God.
I know we don’t share common beliefs, but I hope that you will keep posting on Deskofbrian.
It’s actually a very accurate comparison.
You anti-choicers are just taking what she said and saying “look at his atrocity” but not one of you has an actual legitimate argument against this person’s observation. That’s really pathetic.
And also, you’re just helping her get her message out there: that MOTHERHOOD IS NOT A WONDERFUL MIRACLE, which is absolutely true when you DON’T WANT TO BE A MOTHER and don’t want to be FORCED TO BE A MOTHER.
one of my best friends is absolutely happily a mother of 3 amazing kids, she last gave birth at the end of last year. During that pregnancy, the growth of the baby fucked her up so bad that it knocked her PELVIS OUT OF POSITION, you know like how your arm can get knocked out of the socket when an accident occurs? it was like that, and for months she was in EXCRUCIATING PAIN. following her third c-section — BECAUSE thanks to my friend’s personal biology, her birthcanal is too narrow to give birth. If she tries to give birth naturally, she and baby are guaranteed death.
Any idea how many women in the world have that same problem and end up dead with dead babies because they don’t have the right medical equipment to discover such things and they don’t have birth control to keep them from getting pregnant in the first place, WHICH EVERYONE SHOULD BE DOING BECAUSE GUESS WHAT: we hit 7 billion people on earth last year, and whether you want to admit it or not our planet is dying.
As i was saying, following her third c-section, like 6 months later my friend is STILL suffering from severe Post-partum depression and anxiety. She LOVES her children, LOVES her new baby – whom she and her husband CHOSE to concieve — and doesn’t regret ANYTHING. SHE got soemthing out of her pregnancies – a beautiful family.
Thats not a fucking universal theme people.
My mother had three children that she loves but our family is busted and nearly broken and very broke, because life isn’t perfect. sometimes your parents turn out to be total dicks, like you guys. or one is a dick (my dad) and forces a major burden on the other (my mom having to take care of 3 kids on her own because he’s too busy drinking, like many deadbeat dads).
And speaking of deadbeat dads, there are ahell of a lot more of those than there are deadbeat moms. If you force a women to give birth, there’s no guarantee that the other person responsible for this child will not lift a finger to do anything for it, and so this new mom, like soooooooooo many others, is alone.
A baby isn’t a fucking mirable. It’s an absolute BLESSING if you want it, and have everything you need to take care of it. There’s nothing better — every girl i know who has one or two babies doesn’t regret their children at all and neither do i, because these parents are actually GOOD PEOPLE who care about others and are kind and are not narrow minded like people like you, don’t force their beliefs onto anyone, and they keep their hands off of OTHER PEOPLES VAGINAS.
I also know a girl who got kicked out of the army for smoking marijuana, can’t keep a job, is dating a guy whom i believe is a thief and PURPOSELY got pregnant with his child, during a time when she has NO FUTURE FOR HERSELF.
That is stupid, and selfish, and I feel so sorry for that child. Yes it will be loved, but how can you give a baby a future if you don’t have one for yourself?
That’s another reason why its good abortion is legal. Because some babies are planned — but most arent. That friend i mentioned before, her first baby was a happy accident. Her second was a happy freak accident because she found out she had a baby due in 3 months after a doctors appointment during a time which she was on BIRTH CONTROL. But neither kid is regretted, and they have beautiful futures ahead with parents who are actually solidly GOOD PEOPLE, which is a rare find these days.
I don’t want to get pregnant. If i ever do, I may be absolutely delighted, who knows, but as of right now looking into the future, i wouldn’t be happy to be pregnant, because i don’t want to force more people into this miserable world.
That’s another thing. You people argue that abortion is wrong because the fetus is a living thing who deserves a chance at life — are you fucking blind? This world is a TERRIBLE place. 75% of the people here are absolutely evil, the last 25% are broke and miserable. WAR, WAR, WAR. Serial killers. RAPISTS. Cults — or simply Religion, because its the same thing — it may be the biggest in the world, but yeah people, Christianity is a CULT and a very damaging one at that. Take a look at your history and see how people who thought like you and the past, look at how many sacred lives they took during all of their religious wars. Killing the life you claim christians hold “sacred” in order to spread the word of “God”.
A fetus isn’t even aware of its own existence. Do you remember your time in mommy’s womb? Do you remember being born? Do you remember the first few years of your life as clearly as you remember the last few years?
No, you don’t. You may have been gifted with a strong memory and vaguely remember shit that happened when you were a baby, but you know exactly what I’m saying. A fetus may have a heartbeat, but it doesn’t have a mind. Doesn’t have a personality. Doesn’t have a memory. Doesn’t have a thought process. Doesn’t have nothing until its born. And when its born, it comes into a world like this one.
The fetus doesn’t have a choice in any matter — it doesn’t even have a say about whether or not it should be born. If someone had given me the choice as a fetus, i would have said, FUCK NO, ABORT ME, PLEASE. Because this world disgusts me that much. Think about that. YOU didn’t get to choose to be born. Life was forced on you.
If you actually like this life, I guess that explains why you are against letting women have control over their own lives.
Also, I can’t think of a girl I know that hasn’t in some way been abused by a male. I have close relatives and dear friends who were brutally raped and molested and are STILL suffering from these things 20 years later.
And what about them? What about the poor girls you disgusting males force yourselves on because masturbation and internet porn ain’t good enough for you pervs? What about the girls who get raped and wind up pregnant — don’t you DARE try to tell them to “Make the best of a bad situation” no fuck you man that is not a baby in her belly, it is a parasite planted by A RAPIST YOU IGNORANT FUCK. YOU, MALE, have NO RIGHT to comment on any of this shit because YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE PREGNANT, AND YOU NEVER WILL.
You will never know what it’s like to be raped, to be compltely violated and traumatized beyond repair, and then also INVADED by that POS’s sperm…. how the hell can you or anyone NOT view that “fetus” as a parasite? How the hell can you say that the girl HAS TO GIVE BIRTH to this thing just because it also has a heartbeat?
So rape victim gives birth and raises the child. Child asks who their daddy was. Finds out they were concieved out of rape. How would you feel if you found out you were the result of rape, the second worst crime a person can commit?
NO ONE should be forced to carry her rapists baby.
And since women are PEOPLE, have their own MINDS, THEIR OWN WILLS, THEIR OWN DREAMS, and have organs aside from their ovaries and uteruses,
WE ARE NOT BABY MACHINES. WE ARE PEOPLE WITH UP AND RUNNING LIVES, COMPLETELY CONSCIOUS OF OUR WORLD.
I think that’s a hell of a lot more important than a peanut-shaped fetus/parasite that isn’t even aware of its own existence.
Assholes. Why don’t any of you actually THINK about ANYTHING?
Let’s be real. An aborted fetus isn’t going to miss out on anything except a guaranteed lifetime of misery. Because we aren’t the only people in the world. There are people like you who have something inside of them that is so broken, you have to make life hard for other people.
I feel just as sorry for you as I do for that girl’s upcoming, future-less baby.
What a truthful commentary.
What an incredibly foolish commentary.