Jim Carrey's graphic pro-abortion painting backfires as pro-lifers call it a 'blessing' for their movement
Actor Jim Carrey has made news yet again for another one of his controversial paintings. This time, it is a caricature of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey as an aborted fetus.
Ivey days ago signed the strictest abortion ban bill into law in Alabama, imposing a near-total ban on abortions in the state. The legislation is set to come into effect in six months and makes no exception for cases of rape and incest.
The 57-year-old actor took to Twitter over the weekend and posted a drawing of Ivey as a fetus still attached to an umbilical cord while a large hypodermic needle is being inserted into Ivey’s head.
Carey tweeted the image with the caption: "I think If you’re going to terminate a pregnancy, it should be done sometime before the fetus becomes Governor of Alabama."
I think If you’re going to terminate a pregnancy, it should be done sometime before the fetus becomes Governor of Alabama. pic.twitter.com/6QgsY2rMz7
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) May 18, 2019
The caricature, however, did not go well with many.
The Texas Senator, Ted Cruz, tweeted, saying: "This is not OK. Today's Left: vicious, angry, and consumed by hate."
Some social media users suggested that the actor must be suffering from poor mental health to resort to such drawings.
Twitter user Lila Rosa said: "This is sick and wrong, @JimCarrey. Celebrating the horrific, cruel acts that rip babies apart is evil. Wishing a brutal death on someone and joking about it is monstrous."
Liz Wheeler, a conservative commentator, tweeted: "Thank you for the truly accurate (and therefore horrifying) portrayal of abortion... sucking out the brains of a PERSON because that person is inconvenient to you. You blessed the pro-life movement with this."
Lauren Surratt tweeted: "This should be the end of your Twitter activity. Period. If anyone else would have posted it, they would be deactivated."
The Canadian-American actor has a history of drawing controversial caricatures, particularly of President Donald Trump.
Following Alabama's lead, lawmakers in Missouri passed a bill on Friday that also prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy.
Similar moves have been proposed by multiple other states with Republican-controlled legislatures to restrict women's rights to terminate their pregnancies.