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That's the exit. Because the woman is not inside.
I still don't get it. He tries to get help, she points him to the exit. Huh?
The original Loss comic is about a miscarriage. The husband goes to the hospital, is directed to his wife's room, and he has to cope with the loss of the pregnancy with his wife. The reason this 4-panel comic became a meme is largely because this was a departure from the previous tone of the webcomic it came from, and was used as a "fridging" trope, so people tend to make fun of it (but I digress).
In a red state, the hospital would refuse treatment for a miscarriage out of fear of being criminally charged with performing an abortion for helping terminate a non-viable pregnancy. They would turn the patient away, and only intervene with the patient is bleeding out and dying, but by that point it's usually too late.
What is depicted in this comic is a real-world example of what happens to women in red states who suffer miscarriages. They are denied medical treatment, and have literally bled out and died in their cars in the parking lot because nobody would help them.
1 in 5 pregnancies ends in a miscarriage. A lot of women have died completely unnecessary deaths in red states since Roe v. Wade was struck down.
Way to go, bud. Good explaner. 100% agreed.