The ‘Miscarriage Chance & Abortion’ mod has been downloaded over 250,000 times since mid-2021.
" had been downloaded more than 250,000 times since mid-2021. The"modder" first released this feature in June 2018., players must pay an amount of the game's fictional currency . They cannot perform the procedure beyond the second trimester of the pregnancy. The character will feel guilty “in most circumstances”, notes Axios.
With the recent revocation of abortion rights by the US Supreme Court, these abortion"mods" have become all the more relevant. The game's development studio, Maxis, has always had a progressive stance, including, for example, romances between same-sex characters early on in the game's history. In a recent update , the game's creators sought to add a sexual orientation feature for characters so that the game would"respect and celebrate the nuance and color of everyday life."
But Maxis never took a position on abortion. On June 25, 2022, The Sims Twitter account issued a statement reading: “For those who play, the game has always been about being who you want to be, loving who you want to love, and creating the life you want to live. Our game is a reflection of our unwavering belief that everyone has a right to choose how they want to live their life without judgment, including the right to bodily autonomy.
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