When your family tree is a circle

Alabama: Bans abortion
All of Alabama in 5 years:

This satirical meme features two text bars at the top: a black bar reading 'Alabama: Bans abortion' and a pink bar below it reading 'All of Alabama in 5 years:'. Beneath the text is an edited image of the Pokemon character Squirtle, modified to have 4 extra eyes on its head to appear as a creature with severe birth defects. The joke relies on two common internet tropes: the pervasive stereotype that Alabama has high rates of incest (referenced by the original post title 'When your family tree is a circle', which implies family lineages do not branch because relatives reproduce with each other), and criticism of Alabama's strict abortion bans, suggesting that banning abortion will lead to far more children being born with severe birth defects from incestuous pregnancies that cannot be terminated.

This meme is sourced from an RSS feed of content from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, as specified in the provided metadata. It is a remixed work that uses a screenshot of the character Squirtle from the official Pokemon animated series, edited with image editing software to add extra eyes for comedic effect. The original post title on Reddit is 'When your family tree is a circle', which is the core reference for the incest joke driving the meme's humor.