It's part of Lois, so if someone feels the need to ask her why she didn't get an abortion she would answer the question honestly. (But it doesn't need to be a long-winded moral discourse either. According to some people Lois may even be RC (and this discussion was BEFORE SR.)) I would expect her answer would be something on the order of 'Yes, I thought about it, and not that it's any of your business, I decided that having a baby was something I wanted, no matter how it happened.'
See.. I don't feel that would be Lois' reaction. I think she would default to not wanting the baby and something would have to change her mind. As far as it being nobody's business, I agree, but this flashback is more a look at Lois' actions and inner monologue rather than a conversation.
Although, when I write the scene (whether or not it gets involved in the actual fic) you might feel inclined to debate the "conversation" aspect.
As far as her being RC, I guess I'm missing something pretty major but I've never thought of Lois as religious. My Lois is an atheist by default; my Clark is agnostic.
The idea that Lois is RC, or at least a little religious and not exactly pro-abortion, comes from the comics - there is a story line where Lois's sister Lucy finds herself pregnant and is considering her options - she specifically tells her boyfriend NOT to let Lois know she's thinking about an abortion. This would lead the reader to believe that Lucy, at least, thinks that Lois would disapprove.
Comic book canon has Clark being Methodist (or at least main-line Protestant). The pastor in Smallville is named Linquist. Clark quit going to services when his super hearing kicked in. But Linquist is still a family friend. (This comes from various comic books.)
This is good to know, and thank you. I do lack any and all knowledge of comic canon.
Clark's canon fits well with my idea... I see him being raised Protestant (So Methodist obviously fits) but later stepping back from faith... not so much for a LACK of faith, but simply in the midst of many new ideas (which I suggest arise from a college education and world travel). My Clark is, in many ways, a practicer of all faiths and none at the same time. There is an upcoming scene that showcases this.
....Unlike my Lois, whose family never had religion, and never will, hence I see her defaulting to atheist. It just doesn't occur to her very often. I play with my Lois as a scientist, and while that doesn't not suggest she MUST be atheist, it fits well in keeping her one.
Even though I'm an adamant pro-lifer, I agree with you that Lois would have considered an abortion. She's an absolute FANATIC about her work life AND her independence, and certainly portrayed as the epitome of the "modern" woman in several incarnations
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Even though I'm an adamant pro-lifer, I agree with you that Lois would have considered an abortion.
See, this is what I'm betting on, that the audience will be able to appreciate why this topic should come up... that despite their personal convictions it just makes sense for her character. Hopefully this will stand by itself and stay with Lois, rather than coming out of the story and being applied to me (i.e. starting controversy and flames).
However, that said, it may be difficult for you to just lightly reference this sort of thinking without REALLY going into character exploration.
I agree, it will neither be brief or long, but will definitely involve character exploration.
And my goodness to the idea of trying to abort Jason. Yeouch. Bad writing indeed.
I vote you include it. The beauty of Sunspots is the character development, the realness of action, reaction, and interaction, and I quite agree: your Lois (and most other Loises) would have immediately thought to abort Jason. Her inherent Lois-ness (independence, fear of intimacy, poor opinion of family, etc.) would tend towards an abortion anyway, and then there's the murky timing and memory gap (thanks to argh-magic-amnesia-kiss) which have incredibly frightening implications. (Unless of course that shark-like capture of Richard didn't involve protection, which I strongly doubt.)
I, for one, would love to see an explanation of why she did not abort Jason.
I've thought long and hard about this question, and rather than give you my personal view of whether or not it's too much of a hot topic, I'm going to put on the literary nerd hat and turn the question back to you: go back to your premise
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Although, when I write the scene (whether or not it gets involved in the actual fic) you might feel inclined to debate the "conversation" aspect.
As far as her being RC, I guess I'm missing something pretty major but I've never thought of Lois as religious. My Lois is an atheist by default; my Clark is agnostic.
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Comic book canon has Clark being Methodist (or at least main-line Protestant). The pastor in Smallville is named Linquist. Clark quit going to services when his super hearing kicked in. But Linquist is still a family friend. (This comes from various comic books.)
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Clark's canon fits well with my idea... I see him being raised Protestant (So Methodist obviously fits) but later stepping back from faith... not so much for a LACK of faith, but simply in the midst of many new ideas (which I suggest arise from a college education and world travel). My Clark is, in many ways, a practicer of all faiths and none at the same time. There is an upcoming scene that showcases this.
....Unlike my Lois, whose family never had religion, and never will, hence I see her defaulting to atheist. It just doesn't occur to her very often. I play with my Lois as a scientist, and while that doesn't not suggest she MUST be atheist, it fits well in keeping her one.
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See, this is what I'm betting on, that the audience will be able to appreciate why this topic should come up... that despite their personal convictions it just makes sense for her character. Hopefully this will stand by itself and stay with Lois, rather than coming out of the story and being applied to me (i.e. starting controversy and flames).
However, that said, it may be difficult for you to just lightly reference this sort of thinking without REALLY going into character exploration.
I agree, it will neither be brief or long, but will definitely involve character exploration.
And my goodness to the idea of trying to abort Jason. Yeouch. Bad writing indeed.
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I, for one, would love to see an explanation of why she did not abort Jason.
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