Jane the Virgin and the Fear of… Accidental Artificial Insemination?!

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Sometimes, when I feel like having the bejesus scared out of me, I'll take in an episode or two of "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" and then spend the next couple days questioning every minor stomach or uterine pain, for fear I've somehow conceived without my knowledge.

But now, there's the new show peddling accidental pregnancy fear—or at least, that's what it seems like to me.

Called Jane the Virgin, the show was recently put into development by The CW and follows the plight of a young woman who was ACCIDENTALLY ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED. I mean, can you even imagine?

The show is based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana La Virgen, which is apparently super popular (thus far, it's been translated into nine languages). And, admittedly, the premise of a woman getting randomly knocked up and then potentially falling for the guy who's sperm was used does sound entertaining. (Though, the tale is almost as old as time: Jane is religious and, as the title clearly states, a virgin, so the show clearly has immaculate conception undertones.)

The question is: Do we really need another show portraying an outrageous way to get accidentally pregnant (slash) pregnant without knowing it? We're not so sure...but, we're down to check it out.


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