Abortion = Art????

4/17/2008 1:40 PM ET | Filed under: Icky Icky Poo • Wacky, Tacky & True

Sometimes people use the excuse of "art" in order to get away with craziness!

Aliza Shvarts, a Yale art major, has done something different for her senior art project this year.

The "artist" has documented herself throughout a 9 month process where she artificially inseminated herself and then periodically took abortifacient drugs in order to induce miscarriages.

The exhibit, which will begin next Tuesday, will include video recordings of the forced miscarriages.

WTF?!?!?! Ewwww!!!!!

It will also include preserved samples of the blood during the process.

According to Shvarts, her goal was to "spark conversation and debate on the relationship between art and the human body."

Students have expressed shock upon hearing of the exhibit. Rightfully so!

Shvarts insists that her art isn't for shock value. Liar. She says, "I hope it inspires some sort of discourse. Sure, some people will be upset with the message and will not agree with it, but it's not the intention of the piece to scandalize anyone."

As for the "donors", she claims they were not paid for their "services". She also claims to have required them to periodically take tests for STDs, though did not want to disclose the number of sperm donors used.

As for the medical risk related to multiple abortions, Shvarts says she was not worried. She said the abortifacient drugs she took were herbal and legal, and decided she didn't need to consult a doctor.

IDIOT!!!!!

What if she's caused herself serious and permanent damage????

At least this "artist" has one fan. Juan Castillo, another senior art major, said he was intrigued by the beauty of her project. He says, "I really loved the idea of this project, but a lot other people didn't. I think that most people were very resistant to thinking about what the project was really about. [The senior-art-project forum] stopped being a conversation on the work itself."

As for the actual exhibit, Schvarts will feature a large cube hanging from the ceiling. Wrapped around that cube will be hundreds of feet of plastic sheeting which will be lined with her blood from the miscarriages.

Ewwww!!!!

The old blood will be mixed with vaseline to prevent it from drying.

Double EWWWWWW!!!

She will also project the recorded videos of herself, showing the miscarriages she had in her bathtub, onto the sides of the cube.

Similar footage will also be projected onto the walls of the room.

We're starting to get a bit queezy!

This is TOO MUCH!!!!!!

Shvarts adds, "It was a private and personal endeavor, but also a transparent one for the most part. This isn't something I've been hiding." Adding, that she believes "strongly that art should be a medium for politics and ideologies, not just a commodity. I think that I'm creating a project that lives up to the standard of what art is supposed to be."

We're all for a woman's right to choose, but this is abusing that right.

We don't know what to think anymore.

What do U think?

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p says – reply to this

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WEIRD AND FUCKED UP..but its her body, she can do what she wants.
Brianna says – reply to this

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Someone should try and abort her and we can all watch it in the next art exhibition. How is the school allowing this?
mariluz says – reply to this

103

what a disgusting, twisted human being. i'm pro-choice but what this person has done to her own body is just horrifying. i truly feel that she needs some kind of counseling, nothing about what she's done is artful or worthy of being put in an exhibit…
kandy says – reply to this

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this is sick.
Right says – reply to this

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I think this so-called woman should be beaten and then shot.
shel says – reply to this

106

Despite my feminist, liberal political views, I'm at a loss for words on this one.
Annie says – reply to this

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I'm pro-choice, so it's not my right to tell this sick freaking bitch what a disgusting trollop she is. But it sure as hell isn't going to stop me from posting it here!
Toolz says – reply to this

108

Wow… no words
first yo says – reply to this

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first yo!
Joss Fallantine says – reply to this

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Wow, Perez. That's just…..wow. That's SO NOT good for your body. Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice….this is just hurting your body. This chick has issues, Perez. BIG issues.
Jo says – reply to this

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It's interesting that the word used is miscarriage - not abortion. How many lives did she kill? There is no art here - just insanity. I guess there is something wrong with me - I always thought that art was for joy - not death and horror. Give me a picture of a flower any day.
cyn says – reply to this

112

wow.
i'm sickened.
Shleerah says – reply to this

113

I am all for pro-choice, but this is abusing that right. this is a terrible misuse of the human life.
hannahbanana says – reply to this

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first
i'm sick
nichole5000 says – reply to this

115

I agree.. her mother should have aborted her!!!! fucking fucktard. How could she possibly think she is smart?
tiffstyle says – reply to this

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MURDERER!!!!!! I hope after all of those abortions she is unable to have children. Someone like that who does not value life at any stage should never be a mother. FOR REAL!!!!!!!
Katie, Ireland says – reply to this

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I completely agree with the right of choice..not that we have one in Ireland..but this is not art. The girl sounds like she has mental health problems. What if there were complications or even worse the tablets didnt work and she carried to full term?? What would she do with her "art" project then?
Georgie says – reply to this

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THATS GROSS!
What she is doing is basically killing a baby which is growing inside her.
This is so wrong!
All I can say is MURDERER!
Sickco says – reply to this

119

seriously what the f?
Retard Control says – reply to this

120

Not a surprise from the loons at Yale. What used to be a bastion of higher education is now a laughing stock breeding ground for morons and pseudo intellectuals desperate to out moron each other as some idiot sign of "free thinking".
amy says – reply to this

121

that's very disturbing
Megan says – reply to this

122

disgusting, not art.
jengirl says – reply to this

123

what a FREAK!
Joyce says – reply to this

124

This is disgusting. She needs to be put away. She DEFINITELY has a mental condition.
Pamela says – reply to this

125

I think you're right Perez, she's abusing her right to choose! This is disgusting!
Jess says – reply to this

126

Sad, sick. totally nauseating.
d says – reply to this

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gross
a says – reply to this

128

:(
RB says – reply to this

129

This is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard!!!! There are people who want babies and can't have them and this wack job is doing this….SICK!!!!!
fckrehab says – reply to this

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there is some fucked up people in this world…
linds says – reply to this

131

SICK!
KL2 says – reply to this

132

This is just wrong. There are so many women out there that try so desperately to get prenant and can't and she is just throwing it away. I'm curious also as to how far along she aborted becuase after a certain length it is illegal. This just mocks everyone that wants a family and can't have one. She is taking advantage of her body and the right to abortion. I really hope she has a poor showing.
christina says – reply to this

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what a egocentric, selfish bitch. i doubt she has experienced much in her life otherwise she wouldnt be acting out in such a pathetic manner. i pity her.
Gee says – reply to this

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It doesn't "offend" me more than if it were, say, jizz everywhere, since that's, oh, 20 million abortions per cumshot, but I do agree that it's kinda icky.
Dyanna says – reply to this

135

Um… I have no words for how disgusting this sounds.
omg gross says – reply to this

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I think she's fucked up
disgusted says – reply to this

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she should be charged with something. purposely getting pregnant to purposely kill the fetus. disgusting. all should boycott her exhibit. if you can even call it that.
Nikki in Indiana says – reply to this

138

This woman should be committed!
e_to_the_V says – reply to this

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fucking bitch needs to be excuted and propeled from a plastic cube!!!!!!! She is setting women back 50 years!
biz says – reply to this

140

Not only is the whole idea awful, it's just plain gross.
Mel says – reply to this

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that is so fucked up… just intentionally wasting lives like that for "art"…
Topicspot says – reply to this

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I just saw her pretty profile on "million airef riends com" yesterday, including her hot photos. Is she trying to develop a relationship there?
mytwocents says – reply to this

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"When the unthinkable becomes the debatable, then the unthinkable becomes the acceptable." This woman is psycho and isn't 3rd trimester abortion ILLEGAL?
kjgh says – reply to this

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fucking SIIIIIIIIIIICK
siris says – reply to this

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abortions are fun!!
johnny wishbone says – reply to this

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i bet she white.. dumb shyt
suthunbelle says – reply to this

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I think this is really disturbing, in fact, this woman is obviously mentally unstable to think that, reguardless of your right to choose stance, that having multiple spontanious abortions will not have negative consequences with her reproductive system. Clearly, she has every right ( yes, the stoopid ones do too) to do these things, but at the end of the day, she isn't really cut out to be a mother so it is probably best that she terminated those pregnancies, as she could have passed that defective gene pool on.
Jen says – reply to this

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i'm pro-choice, but this is just WRONG. she must be mentally ill.
justina says – reply to this

149

abortion is murder - a woman has 4 choices - contraception, abstinence, adoption or parent the kid…
habla says – reply to this

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First!
bobo says – reply to this

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First
Peter J says – reply to this

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So not appropriate!! Abortion is a personal believe but it is not something to take lightly or use in an art exhibit. I do not think abortion is an answer but its a personal choice. I have so many girlfriend who had abortions when they were young, like 16, and still every year on the birth date they think what if and how old. It is a choice you will have to live with and deal with for a lifetime. And for someone to think its ok to do something like this is truly disgusting.
I will pray for her tonight!!
Julie says – reply to this

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Oh my gosh, this is just plain wrong!
Kristy says – reply to this

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This is awefull! Why would some one purposely kill of a living human….oh wait murders…I Call SERIAL KILLER and CRAZY BITCH!
Regan says – reply to this

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Chick is a freak!! Here's to an infertile life to her when she finally decides she wants to become a mother. I hope to hell she's permanently screwed up her reproductive system!
emily says – reply to this

156

wow…. what can you even say to that? You have to give her something though…. it is original.
emily says – reply to this

157

1st. and fucked up
alyna says – reply to this

158

this woman deserves to be burned at the stake.
This is the most vile, disgusting, WRONG thing I've ever heard of.

Killing fetuses is not ART. its MURDER

What a stupid stupid bitch. May she rot in hell.
L says – reply to this

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She has no respect for life, her body or art
andy says – reply to this

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gross
obsessed sam says – reply to this

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this is disgusting, i mean what the fuck is wrong with her!
abortion is controversial in itself, we dont need some fucking deuchebag to call it art!!!!!!!!!

maybe we can cut of childrens head and call it art too!!
Lisa says – reply to this

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I am all for a woman's right to choose, but this is disgusting. As a mother of two, I know how precious life is. What a sick, sick woman. There is something seriously wrong with her. The question not answered in the article is how far along she was in her pregnancies.
Katie says – reply to this

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killing fetuses for art? thats disgusting and wrong. sounds like a good excuse to be promiscuous and get away with it
Mae says – reply to this

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please put this behind a "click here" this could be triggering to people who have had miscarriages.
greatly saddened says – reply to this

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I think she's mentally ill and depraved to boot. I think she should actually be arrested and forced into a psychiatric evaluation. And I'm a liberal and an artist.
Brenda Z says – reply to this

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ewww double gross

Life killer!
sick bitch says – reply to this

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She's lucky to be able to get pregnant. Many women try throughout their reproductive lives to conceive and the lack of a child causes them great sadness. This is not art, its rubbing her fertility in the faces of childless women. Get a fucking life.
michelle says – reply to this

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this is absolutely appalling.
Tulip says – reply to this

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I'm with you Perez. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! GROSSSSSS!!! SICK!!!!!!
ct says – reply to this

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this is just so sad
Sarah says – reply to this

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I think it's not cool at all. Dangerous. There are other ways of sparking debate.
MCC says – reply to this

172

This is disguisting. Just horrible. I don't even know what to say….
Diana says – reply to this

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Well, if she did do permanent damage to herself, that means that idiot will not be breeding and that's good. That blood is going to smell like shit. I hate "art".
Furby says – reply to this

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That is fucked up. That is not art. It's just like that "artist" in Mexico who starved the dog to death to put on display as "art". Bullshit. Have people gone nuts? Art isn't just ANYTHING. Enforced miscarriages and starving animals is not showing off your creativity, morons.
gdf says – reply to this

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sick cunt!
AtlPrincessa says – reply to this

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That is so disgusting…there are so many woman that wish that they could have another life growing inside of the them. For her to abuse such a special thing is shameful. We ought to boycott anything and everyone associated with her little "art" project.
AmY says – reply to this

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SICKNING
Cass says – reply to this

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This girl is disgusting and needs psychiatric help! What a loser!
ashley says – reply to this

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This article REALLY made me actually phyically sick. This lady should be put in a mental ward or jail. She seriously has either NO heart or SERIOUS mental issues. SICK SICK SICK.
none says – reply to this

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first
malee says – reply to this

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ay dios miyo que es lo que pasa this is honeslty abusing murder and too much are you serious perez esta loca she shouls be held accountable for all does lives i belive in womens rights too but wow art my ass murder dum bitch wtf…. im totally speech less where is she showing these vids?
Brianna says – reply to this

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Luckily for her, we have the right to do that in this country but I will pray for her. One day she will look back and not be so proud as to what she has done.
wrfsd says – reply to this

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iamfirst
Fire says – reply to this

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Gross.. Just wrong.
Susan says – reply to this

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oh my goodness!!!! abortions are not art!!! this is awful!! Why is this even allowed?
CHRISTIAN says – reply to this

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and i thought britney was crazy..

but she is truly out of her mind&is a monster in her own skin for believing that this is "art".
mikeyone says – reply to this

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I am pro-choice, however, this woman is a fucking disgrace to all women. If this is true then i hope that she gets the help that she seriously needs.

abortion is not art - it is a serious medical procedure which should never ever be taken lightly and never used for personal gain.

shame on her.
ew says – reply to this

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what a fucking freak.
Marie-Lise says – reply to this

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SICK! this girl will go to Hell. How can someone play with life in sure a careless way??
Choochoo says – reply to this

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1st
Christina says – reply to this

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I'm all for prochoice, but if karma plays a part in this she will be infertile from now on or suffer a real miscarriage down the line when she not pregnant for "art's sake" and really truly wants it. Sick.
Lukeybaby says – reply to this

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I am entirely pro-choice and I despise the Catholic church, however these miscarriages she was inducing wree potential children! I think its sick and she should not have the right or priviledge to have children. She is TWISTED. p.s. FIRST!
What a Freak says – reply to this

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What a total freak! Seriously, she needs to go to jail or something…this is not normal..it's borderline murder.
harpchild says – reply to this

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wow… I can't argue with aborting something unplanned, but she clearly planned all her pregnancies… border-line serial killer???
sh3rry says – reply to this

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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
J says – reply to this

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This is ridicuous. There are so many people out there who are unable to have children and others who waits years and spend tens of thousands of dollars to adopt and for someone who is fully capable of having kids and taking advantage of it, is completely stupid.
hanna says – reply to this

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Disgusting!
Joe says – reply to this

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This (I hate to use the word woman) should be in jail. Anyone who's sole purpose is to kill unborn children should not be allowed to breathe the same air as us. This girl is sick and if you fall for that bullshit that this is art shame on you.
Tamara says – reply to this

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This is so wrong… What an idiot. Who wants to see that? People have no respect for human life.
bevvie says – reply to this

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All i can think about is the poor fetuses that would have been children… CHILDREN for God's sake. And she did this in the name of ART? How fucking repulsive