A female Polish doctor called a baby in a mother’s womb “a parasite” during an appearance on a popular internet TV channel’s debate on abortion.
During a debate on abortion organized by web channel Zero, Dr. Anna Orawiec, a gynecologist, likened pregnancy to a form of parasitism that women consciously decide to engage in.
“From the point of view of biology, parasitism is a situation in which one organism takes from another and gives nothing in return. Pregnancy is such a situation in a way because the fetus does not nourish the woman in any way, so it is a parasite. But most women, however, decide to engage in this parasitism and are happy with the parasite that is inside,” said Orawiec.
Orawiec also explained that she advocates for the legalization of abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy.
“I believe that it should be the woman who decides whether she wants to be pregnant or wants to terminate it. If a patient decides to have an abortion by the 12th week, it is a procedure that is safe enough, safer than wisdom tooth extraction. So, here, whether we continue the pregnancy or not, should depend on the person who is pregnant,” the gynecologist said.
The shocking words uttered by the doctor during the debate on the right to abortion received wide coverage on social media.
“The child is a parasite. The woman agrees to carry the parasitism inside and is happy to give birth to the parasite. How can a doctor call a child a parasite?” one user asked on X.