I used to believe that abortion was inhumane, and that it was killing babies and therefore wrong. Then, I saw The Mandalorian. At the end of the first episode, when it was revealed what everyone in the valley was fighting over, I realized I may have been wrong, and began thinking deeper about it. When I saw the child, I was disgusted by it. He looked like he was designed by an alien who tried to make the cutest thing to humans possible, by taking all the “cute” features, and exaggerating them to a point just beyond the uncanny valley. Then, when I saw the scene with Baby Yoda and the metal ball, I changed my mind about him.

I realized that being born isn’t a right, it’s a privilege, but an easy one to obtain at that. To be born, all you need is to be a decent being. Baby Yoda causes numerous deaths and millions of credits in property damage, all because of his existence. It would be better if he had been aborted, many deaths would be prevented and the living members of the crew wouldn’t have risked their lives and honor for him. The Mandalorian clan was wiped out save two people because of him.

Baby Yoda is a 50-year old in a species with 800-year lifespans, and the intelligence of a child. Compared to a human lifespan, he would be 10-15 human years old, depending on how long Yoda lived relative to the average lifespan of his mysterious species. This means that Baby Yoda is severely disabled. Baby Yoda made me realize that if he had been aborted, he wouldn’t have been doomed to a life of never being safe while being too underdeveloped to understand what’s going on. This carried on to my real life, where I realized that some children just have to be spared their suffering.

I might hate Baby Yoda, but I’m thankful to him for making me realize the truth. I now do whatever I can to make sure abortion rights are protected, and that women are free to make decisions about their own body. Being born is a privilege many earn, but Baby Yoda did not earn it.