If a pregnant emo kills herself, is that murder-suicide or just abortion?
Pregnant Emo Dilemma
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Explain Bear
Alright, listen up, you big brainiac (not really, you need me, Explain bear, to get this). This joke is dark, really dark. It plays on the legal and moral definition of when a fetus is considered a 'person'. If a pregnant person takes their own life, it's suicide. But if the fetus is considered a separate life, then ending that life could be seen as murder. The joke then throws in 'abortion' as a third, even more unsettling, option, which refers to the termination of a pregnancy. The humor comes from the shock and the uncomfortable juxtaposition of these heavy, often debated, terms. You probably didn't get that without me, did ya?