Woman sends out invitations for 'virtual abortion shower' - but the internet is divided

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woman has sent out an invite to a "virtual abortion shower," saying it's OK to celebrate the procedure similar to how people do for a baby shower.The woman, called Alejandra Pablos, a community organiser and activist, took to Instagram, writing: "It's OK to celebrate abortion," dividing opinion amongst respondents.The event is to celebrate the abortion of Ash Williams, a black non-binary transfemme from Fayetteville, North Carolina, she said."Come meet and celebrate Ash's journey!" Ms Pablos wrote.On the graphic for the event, which takes place on Saturday 26th February, it said: "PLEASE DECORATE YOUR ZOOM BACKGROUND W BALLOONS, let's make a shower vibe apparent!""Folks will be able to join 15 min early and stay 15 min after the hour celebration, yours truly will be playing music," she added.In a separate post, the woman asked for game ideas for the event, sharing an image headed 'labour or porn' with various images of women in a state of pain, or euphoria.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."Wear you pro abortion/pr community swag too! [sic]" a line on the Eventbrite page added."Abortion Showers are a safe and joyful space for us to celebrate people who have had abortions," the organiser said.The event takes place on the last Saturday of the month.

Replying to information about the event on Twitter, one person called it a "murder party.""Ma’am, sir, whatever, I’m going to pray for you.

You need it desperately," another person added.A third person added: "Considering the inverse is a celebration of bringing upon new life in the world, one would infer that this celebration would be celebrating the opposite.