Disney Princesses Obamacare Illustrations
These Illustrations of Disney Princesses Going to the Doctor Without Obamacare Are Too Real
Belle, Ariel, and Elena of Avalor are all dealing with the effects of a world without Obamacare in these illustrations created by a duo of creative Latinas, illustrator Maritza Lugo and writer Danielle Sepulveres.
With the fate of the Affordable Care Act (popularly known as Obamacare) still up in the air, Maritza and Danielle decided to use everyone's favorite princesses to show off the devastating implications that the repeal will have for millions of Americans — specifically women.
"At the end of 2015, I contacted Maritza and asked if she'd be interested in drawing re-imagined Disney princesses to bring awareness for cervical cancer awareness month," Danielle told us via email. "This year, we decided to revamp that project and brainstormed how we could be most effective in showing the consequences of the repeal of ACA, looming ominously over essential healthcare for women." The results: Pocahontas being denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, Belle having to pay for a new birth control prescription, and Elena facing protestors outside of Planned Parenthood. Scroll ahead to see the poignant illustrations and read what Maritza said about each of them on Instagram.
!["In revamping [Danielle Sepulveres'] and my Disney Princess goes to the gyno series, we had to think about a lot of things. Firstly, it's the GOP's war on women," Maritza said about this drawing of Latina Princess Elena of Avalor. "America has always been a refuge for those seeking a better life for them and theirs. America would not and could not be great without its 'outsiders.' America has always been great for white cis males and it's time it was great for everyone who's [sic] sweat, blood, and tears have created this nation."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/lLTqwr7p-CR00LNwxxM7-UuzqHE/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2017/02/07/181/n/37139775/35f5572f10ac7ebe_unnamed/i/revamping-Danielle-Sepulveres-my-Disney-Princess-goes.jpg "\"In revamping [Danielle Sepulveres'] and my Disney Princess goes to the gyno series, we had to think about a lot of things. Firstly, it's the GOP's war on women,\" Maritza said about this drawing of Latina Princess Elena of Avalor. \"America has always been a refuge for those seeking a better life for them and theirs. America would not and could not be great without its 'outsiders.' America has always been great for white cis males and it's time it was great for everyone who's [sic] sweat, blood, and tears have created this nation.\"")
!["Millions of Americans like you and I depend on the ACA [. . .] Please call your representatives. Don't sit on the sidelines," Maritza said of this illustration of Ariel from The Little Mermaid making a call.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/RzpvR2uCSqiRnbWaR3T9xw1mkHU/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2017/02/07/998/n/37139775/4832abdfed52a7f1_unnamed-2/i/Millions-Americans-like-you-I-depend-ACA.jpg "\"Millions of Americans like you and I depend on the ACA [. . .] Please call your representatives. Don't sit on the sidelines,\" Maritza said of this illustration of Ariel from The Little Mermaid making a call.")
