The ad for this “Don’t Talk to Me Until I’ve Had My Abortion" mug was running on Instagram promoting the mug and abortion to its users in hopes to make a quick buck. A former classmate posted this on her Instagram story. She was outraged, offended, and angry that abortion was so downplayed in such a childish manner.
It is disturbing and grotesque for many reasons.
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First, as a woman and mother of three children, I find the flippant nature in which pregnancy is mocked and minimized to be disgusting. There is nothing casual or easy about becoming pregnant, especially if you’re a single parent.
Second, the fast-food mentality of abortion is on full display here. Abortion is not something to causally procure like a cup of coffee.
The company behind the mug describes itself is as a purveyor comedy and satire. 
The message of the mug attempts comedy based upon a play on other novelty mugs with cute prose about needing coffee to function or make it through the day. That’s funny about coffee; abortion, not so much.
Neither the nature of the abortion industry nor it’s life-ending product are comical. The issue of abortion cannot be made into something as simple and meaningless as “what’s trending.”
Of course as is stated in the item description, 10% of every mug purchased will be donated to support Arc Southeast, a pro-abortion organization which proclaims to “provide funding and logistical support” for “reproductive care including abortion services.”
It states further:
“Through education and leadership development, we build power in communities of color to abolish stigma and restore dignity and justice.”
The first glaring inconsistency there is the support of an industry which was originally founded to eradicate the world of African American babies.
And now, with no apparent awareness on the part of this pro-abortion group, history is conveniently forgotten, and those minorities targeted by abortion mocked with a silly attempt at satire slapped on a coffee mug. 
But hey, only 10% of the $22 for the mug is donated to support abortion, the rest going into the pockets of the company behind the mug. Let’s hear it for one more entity profiting off abortion while minimizing the seriousness of the issue.
This ad apparently does not violate Instagram’s policies, and I’m guessing that both Instagram and parent company Meta/Facebook have no policy problem with abortion, certainly as not long as it could make them money.
The messaging on this mug promotes a lazy and careless attitude towards the serious nature of abortion.
It is another example in mindless, amoral consumerism that denigrates human dignity.
Twisting abortion through rhetoric in such a way to make it about “women's rights” is bad enough. But making light of this serious issue as if it’s no more consequential than a cup of coffee is crass.
Patronizing this product is neither trendy nor supportive of women’s empowerment.
It is painfully obvious the parties involved only want to make a quick buck off women and promote abortion at women’s expense. To make a profit off women and babies who have bled, suffered and died to fill your bank account is atrocious. To exploit women’s experiences and trauma in order to promote abortion is nothing new, but it is still horrific.
