Prime Video adult animated show ‘Invincible’ promotes abortion

The Prime Video adult animated superhero series "Invincible" recently stunned viewers with a blatant abortion propaganda episode, involving the titular hero and his girlfriend, Atom Eve. 

Key Takeaways:

• In the series, a couple discusses a female character's pregnancy and decision to have an abortion.

• A similar storyline was featured in the comic book of the same name.

• In both circumstances, the decision to have an abortion was normalized and justified.

The Details:

After returning to Earth following a story arc taking place in space, Mark Grayson, aka Invincible (Steven Yeun), reconnects with his girlfriend Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs) for a rooftop dinner.

What is supposed to be a touching moment is shattered when Eve reveals to Mark that she was pregnant with his child.

Instead of preparing for Mark’s return as a father, Eve confesses that she had an abortion. In the scene, she gives conflicting reasons for the decision:

• She claims the pregnancy was disrupting her powers.

• She feared Mark would die during his interstellar heroics, and did not want to raise a child alone.

Mark does not seem sad about the loss of his child, but instead apologizes for leaving Eve alone. 

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING:

Eve Tells Mark Her Secret | Invincible Season 4 | Clip | Prime Video

This storyline did not come out of nowhere. The comic book "Invincible," written by "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman, features a nearly identical abortion-themed tale in issue 68. 

Ironically, the attempt to normalize abortion by featuring it in a popular superhero comic and subsequent animated adaptation exposes two things about the deadly procedure. 

Zoom In:

Atom Eve's reasoning for her abortion — the claim that her powers were disrupted by the pregnancy — is a metaphor for aborting a child for the “health of the mother,” framing it as safer than childbirth. However, abortion — the direct and intentional killing of a preborn child — is not medically necessary. 

As board-certified OB/GYN Monique Ruberu explained to Live Action, “The claim that abortion is safer than childbirth is just another in the long list of falsehoods designed to scare people into supporting pro-abortion legislation. In truth, every abortion is not only dangerous to mothers, but fatal to their children."

The Pro-Life Reply to: "Is Abortion Ever Medically Necessary?"

The second is that fear is a major factor in the decision to have an abortion. Eve explains to Mark that she was afraid he would not return to Earth.

Fear is a tool of the abortion industry, telling women that they have to choose between having a baby and living their dreams. 

As Live Action News previously reported:

Abortion causes deep trauma that often stays buried for years and even decades, especially when women are pressured into abortion. Research shows that up to 64% of women who have had abortions did so while under some level of pressure. In addition, a report by the American Psychological Task Force on Abortion and Mental Health revealed that being pressured into an abortion is a significant risk factor for negative post-abortion psychological reactions.

The Bottom Line:

The abortion story arc was featured in the ‘Invincible’ season four finale episode, "Don't Leave Me Hanging Here.” It follows a pattern of the entertainment industry promoting abortion as a safe form of birth control instead of exposing it for what it really is: the death of a child.