ABC’s hit show, Scandal, went for a bit of an odd theme for their mid-season finale, combining both Christmas, abortion, and death.
Thursday’s episode, titled “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” had a particularly sickening connection considering it featured lead character Olivia Pope, played by Kerry Washington, aborting the president’s baby. Even worse is that the scene was set to Silent Night. In another scene, Ave Maria is playing.
Newsbusters described the episode in their headline as “SICK! ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Sets Main Character’s Abortion to Silent Night.”
The episode’s slant on abortion did not merely entail the shocking scene. Live Action in their reporting noted that the president’s ex-wife, who is now a Senator, supported Planned Parenthood through a filibuster, despite being a Republican. The female vice-president spoke out in support as well.
In case there is any mistake as to if abortion is played off in a positive light, one needs to look no further than the creator of the show, Shonda Rhimes, who Live Action also notes “an extreme supporter of abortion.” Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, also applauded the episode, through statements as well as tweets.
Thanks to @shondarhimes for standing with Planned Parenthood & for being groundbreaking creator! #Scandal #StandWithPP
— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) November 20, 2015
Wait! Did #OliviaPope have an abortion? Btwn this & the #BlackLivesMatter storyline on #scandal, this is the best #TGIT. #ShoutYourAbortion
— PP Black Community (@PPBlackComm) November 20, 2015
The episode also featured a man being executed. Because there’s no better way to say Merry Christmas, a holiday centered on someone’s birth, with death.
The video of the abortion scene is below for those who can stomach abortion being so gloriously promoted.
