Jesse Ridgway Shares Tearful Video of ‘Night After’ Ashley’s Procedure Amid Abortion Backlash
The couple said amniocentesis showed a 95% chance of Down syndrome, and Ridgway said they faced death threats after the announcement.
- YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife, Ashley Ridgway, terminated their pregnancy this week following a prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 21, sparking intense debate across social media platforms.
- A month after a gender reveal unveiled the diagnosis, amniocentesis testing confirmed a 95% chance of Down Syndrome; the couple described the experience as heartbreaking and insisted the decision was not made lightly.
- Anti-Abortion opponents, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, flooded the couple's pages with criticism, calling the decision 'evil,' while the pair reported receiving death threats following the announcement.
- During a Saturday livestream, Ridgway revealed the harassment became so severe the couple is taking safety precautions, including sleeping with a gun nearby, while rejecting claims his own life invalidates their choice.
- On Monday, Ridgway accused critics of ignoring facts to create their own narratives, telling his 4.3 million followers that 'people will forget how to even properly think for themselves' amid the vitriol.
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Jesse Ridgway, known on YouTube as “McJuggerNuggets,” made the internet furious after announcing that he and his wife Ashley aborted their unborn child after an amniocentesis test revealed a high likelihood of Down Syndrome. “We made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family,” Ridgway wrote in his statement. This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to T…
Outcry over YouTuber’s Down syndrome abortion proves Americans are ‘repulsed by eugenics,’ activist says
Public outrage over a YouTube star and his wife’s decision to abort their unborn son after a Down syndrome diagnosis shows Americans reject the notion that a disability makes a life less worthy of protection, Live Action founder Lila Rose argued Sunday. “I think America still has a conscience because we know instinctually that this is a baby,” Rose told “Fox & Friends Weekend.” “Within weeks, [he] could have been old enough to survive outside th…
Outcry over YouTuber's Down syndrome abortion proves Americans are 'repulsed by eugenics,' activist says
Public outrage over a YouTube star and his wife's decision to abort their unborn son after a Down syndrome diagnosis shows Americans reject the notion that a disability makes a life less worthy of protection, Live Action founder Lila Rose argued Sunday."I think America still has a conscience because we know instinctually that this is a baby," Rose told "Fox & Friends Weekend.""Within weeks, [he] could have been old enough to survive outside the …
Support for Children With Down Syndrome Surges After Influencers End Their Baby's Life
A vigorous public debate over the value of those with Down syndrome has been renewed after a popular online influencer announced on Wednesday that he and his wife had decided to abort their unborn child after learning through a prenatal test that the baby may have had Trisomy 21. In an X post that has garnered almost 20 million views and 15,800 replies, Jesse Ridgway (known as “McJuggerNuggets”) related that he and his wife’s decision to go thro…
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