Sometimes, when I look at the Times in the morning, I wonder if my coffee has been laced with a generous helping of mescaline. Witness this article:

Britney Spears is probably not the likeliest muse for a work of art promoting an anti-abortion message. Yet hard as it may be to imagine her inspiring such meditations, it is no stretch at all to imagine that a gallery show including a politically tinged likeness of Ms. Spears is apt to draw a bit of attention.

That appears to be the strategy, anyway, behind a life-size clay sculpture by a 40-year-old Connecticut artist, Daniel Edwards, that depicts Ms. Spears giving birth.

The sculpture, titled "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston," depicts Ms. Spears on her knees and elbows giving birth atop a bearskin rug. It will be shown publicly at an exhibition that is opening on April 7 at Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

When asked how he chose Ms. Spears as his subject from among the thousands of women who give birth each day, Mr. Edwards said, "She's the highest profile," and added: "She was the best choice. I couldn't come up with anybody that matched her."

And yes, that is the sculpture in question depicted above.

Unbefuckinglievable, huh? Pro-forced pregnancy celebrity porn, spread-eagled on a bearskin rug. Exploitative? Crass? But of course; and that, in a nutshell, is why this piece symbolizes the forced pregnancy movement better than anything its opponents could have dreamed of. The symbolism of the pose is simply stunning; is she giving birth, or acting out a porn fantasy? Take a good look, females of the species; that's exactly how they want to see you; on your knees, pushing out that baby, begging for more.