{"id":255937,"date":"2021-10-27T18:37:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T23:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=255937"},"modified":"2021-10-27T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:22:10","slug":"teen-mystery-series-teacher-student-secret-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/teen-mystery-series-teacher-student-secret-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen mystery series champions teacher who took student for secret abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A recent episode of the teen murder mystery series, \u201cOne of Us Lying<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0which airs on Peacock, portrayed a student who revealed that a teacher helped her get an abortion without her parents\u2019 knowledge. Instead of condemning the teacher for her role in ending the life of an underage student\u2019s baby, however, the show attempted to use this storyline as proof that the teacher is actually a \u201cgood person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on Karen M. McManus\u2019s book<\/a> of the same name, the show follows several teenagers who witnessed a classmate die from a peanut allergy while serving detention, after someone laced his water cup with peanut oil. After forming a club to unmask the killer, the teenagers suspect the teacher who oversaw the detention, Ms. Avery, is the culprit.<\/p>\n

But a character named Vanessa<\/a> later talked with Addy, one of the teenagers who served detention with the deceased student, revealing that Ms. Avery helped her get an abortion, even going so far as to pay for it so her parents wouldn\u2019t find out.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd Ms. Avery was there for me because she\u2019s a good person,\u201d Vanessa said. \u201cShe\u2019s like the opposite of a killer. I mean, unless you\u2019re my parents. If they found out, they would say we\u2019re both baby killers.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ: Netflix\u2019s \u2018Big Mouth\u2019 promotes debunked claims about Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Vanessa then explained that Ms. Avery caught her trying to skip school, and when Vanessa broke down and confided in her about the pregnancy, Ms. Avery helped her schedule an abortion. In an attempt to paint the teacher\u2019s actions as supportive, the student also revealed that Ms. Avery drove her to the abortion facility and held her hand as she waited.<\/p>\n

When Addy expressed surprise, Vanessa acted as if the story is somehow proof that Ms. Avery is a better person than they initially thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven total b****es have feelings, Addy. You should know,\u201d Vanessa said. \u201cLook, I\u2019m not ashamed about what I did. I just really don\u2019t want Ms. Avery to get punished for being nice to me.\u201d<\/p>\n