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Jesse Ridgway's Abortion Announcement Went Viral—Then the Disability Community Responded
When YouTube creator Jesse Ridgway (McJuggerNuggets) and his wife Audrey announced on X that they'd terminated a pregnancy after a Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) diagnosis, millions saw it — and the backlash was immediate. Death threats. Viral condemnation. Coverage in People.
The response from abortion opponents was predictable. But the disability community also pushed back, challenging how Ridgway characterized Down syndrome and what life with an intellectually disabled loved one actually looks like. Lisa, the mother of a child with autism, watched this scandal erupt in real time — scrolling…
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