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“Veep” is a political satire show that airs on HBO, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the vice president of the United States. Also starring in the show is Anna Chlumsky, of “My Girl” fame, as Amy Brookheimer, the vice president’s chief of staff. In a recent episode, Chlumsky’s character gets pregnant and has an abortion<\/a>, in a profanity-laden screed<\/a> that fails to show the procedure as the empowering moment the writers seemed to think it would be.<\/p>\n

Previously, Brookheimer realizes she is pregnant while on the campaign trail. The father, a fellow staffer named Dan Egan, convinces Brookheimer to have an abortion after she originally considered having the baby. The day of the abortion, Brookheimer further believes she has made the right decision when her sister gets drunk and sleeps with Dan, ending up too hungover to take her to the abortion facility. When pro-life protesters meet her outside the facility, Brookheimer loses it, screaming vulgarities<\/a> at them like “hog-fingering f****” and “hypocritical c****.”<\/p>\n

Then, when the abortionist takes the two of them into the room to commit the abortion, Brookheimer rushes through the informed consent discussion, saying, “Less talk, more abortion.” But then, as she signs the consent form, she shows a glimmer of doubt, saying, “I am as sure… as I will be.” As Brookheimer receives anesthesia to help her “relax,” Egan signifies that he’s no stranger to accompanying women to abortion facilities. “Is that the Berkeley VC-10? That’s like the Shelby Cobra GT of vag-vacs,” he says, adding, “Yeah, I’m the proud father-to-not-be.” Previously in the episode, he also said he would “go Dutch” with her on the cost of the abortion and send her money on Venmo.<\/p>\n