Jesse Ridgway, Wife Terminate Pregnancy After Down Syndrome Diagnosis | E! News
Jesse Ridgway and Ashley Ridgway are standing by their decision. After the YouTuber, known online as McJuggerNuggets, shared that he and his wife made the “difficult decision” to terminate their pregnancy due to the fetus testing positive for Trisomy 21, or the chromosomal condition that causes Down syndrome, he addressed the backlash. “I’ve never seen such hate and vitriol for two people grieving the loss of their unborn child and making an impossible decision,” Ridgway wrote in a June 4 Instagram Story. “Many of the people throwing stones don’t even have children, let alone one with a condition and most likely will never do the things they say they’re going to do.” Ridgway confirmed June 3 that he and his wife—whom he wed in October—decided to terminate their pregnancy two months after their fetus tested positive for Trisomy 21. Ridgway also expressed hope that sharing his and his wife’s story would shed light on what he believes is a common occurrence. “The reason this blew up is quite simple: IT’S BECAUSE NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT,” he added. “I can’t blame people for not talking about these vulnerable experiences publicly because you see the disgusting backlash that ensues. It’s very divisive. Luckily, after 20 years on the Internet, this is par the course for me taking on the crazies, so I’m glad I can help further the conversation.” Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1432685/jesse-ridgway-ashley-ridgway-end-pregnancy-over-down-syndrome-diagnosis
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47 Comments
He's glad he wasn't aborted but killed his son because he wasn't "normal " someone please explain to me what normal is. Is it to grow up a ytube sickafant or a permanently happy childlike adult maybe it was the work that it would take. I guess it's easier just to dream of being ytube famous.
I love abortion.
Don’t forget where he followed up with ‘I’m glad my dad didn’t f**king terminate me, but I’m normal’
How can they mourn the loss of their child when they were the ones terminating that life? They brought this on themselves by posting this very private matter on their YouTube channel. Now they are wondering why they got those negative responses. If they had thought they would get support, the gamble did not pay off.
I don’t care what anyone says. These people are gross for killing a baby that could basically live outside the womb because of a disability that’s literally eugenics. This shouldn’t be normalized. This should be called out. I’m glad they posted it because it’s disgusting and it happens too much. It shouldn’t be allowed. It should be illegal. This isn’t about choice. This is literally killing a baby that could’ve lived outside the world that’s crazy.
These headlines are highlighting the wrong thing. First off, he wasn’t pregnant. Why are you saying his name and not the one who actually endures the pregnancy? Second, i wish headlines would spotlight that death-threats online should carry fines and criminalization.
God doesn't make mistakes!
My son Christopher was such a blessing to our family! I cannot think of him not in our lives. He was welcomed and loved everywhere. Hus life mattered as much as a child without down syndrome. How cruel to deny life to a child because if a disability. Down syndrome is not a disability! That extra 21 chromosome is one of pure love! Let me just say, people don't know what happiness and beauty they just gave up. Think of how many parents would live to adopt tgeir baby! Think of others first. It is so sad what they did. What is happening in this beautiful world? I shudder to think…
She should be able to have an abortion because every woman should be able to have an abortion if they have decided they don't want to use their body to gestate. Whether you agree with her specific reasoning doesn't change that she should have the choice because it is her body that allows the unborn to gestate. Without her, at least until viability, it's dead.
I honestly think they didn’t do anything besides posting online
If you don’t want judgement on your life, don’t share every second of your life online.
I know it was a hard decision but I think you made the right decision. God bless you and try again Better luck next time. I could never raise a downs child but give a lot of credit to those who do
You didn't lose your unborn child. You killed it.
The debate about aborting a fetus with Down syndrome is complicated because people care about two different, important rights. On one side, some people believe a pregnant person should always have the right to choose what happens to their own body and whether they are ready to raise a child with special needs. On the other side, disability rights groups and others argue that ending a pregnancy because of a disability is unfair and a form of discrimination, especially since people with Down syndrome can live happy and successful lives. This disagreement makes the topic a difficult choice where people's views on freedom and fairness clash.
Baby killers
One day you will account to the Lord Jesus Christ
For people on their 30s they are completely immature ignorant and not ready to be parents of any child…disabled or healthy…edit: i foegot self centered
They could have put the baby up for adoption. There are adoption agencies just for down syndrome children. It need not end like this.
Why would they make this public? If the decision was so difficult,would you not want to at least keep it personal???Why crave attention???? Sitting there showing sonogram pictures, of a child they decided to terminate; seems more like people looking for validation,justification,or simply more views. Granted it's their choice,but show some class.Nobody wants to see this, or hear about it.
This dude gives off red flag vibes
Gross people.
These people are disgusting. They chose convenience and murder over being adults and raising their child. What is wrong with people?
Abort a perfectly healthy fetus with no abnormalities and no one blinks an eye. Abort a fetus with abnormalities and everyone loses their minds.
hands down – they are the killers. Period – Nuff said. They need to now follow the consequences…Jesse needs to be tried and punished for his ill decision. You don't kill man! You just don't…
Hey if you can think of anything more evil than a father killing his son for being disabled , go ahead and post it..
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please say it isnt so. They didnt kill that baby. I can never look at Jesse again.
Seems to me you aren’t brave enough. I’m proud of my son and his wife for the love and courage to raise my beautiful grand daughter, Ainsley Marie. Two heart surgeries and one more to go, Ainsley is amazing!
How can you grieve a life you both terminated? You publicly posted something so private. You should expect backlash.
They didn't terminate a pregnancy, they terminated a life. If they are not prepared to have a child then they shouldn't be trying. You can't just end a life because of a thing like down syndrome. I've always thought Jesse was evil and this just confirms it. Shame on his wife for going along with it as well. Maybe don't put all your business on social media if you can't handle the backlash, especially with such a heinous act like this 😑🤦
Cómo si el bebé fuera culpable de algo,. condenado a muerte…lo que es curioso es que un asesino condenado a muerte pasan hasta 20 años esperando la ejecución y este par de seres toman la desicion sobre una vida inocente.
This should have been kept private…….
People are so judgemental.
Disturbing
I truly hate Jesse, also known as McJuggerNuggets. Curse that despicable, hateful, thieving, cruel, foolish, immature, egregious, egotistical, immoral, hypocritical, sadistic, profane, cowardly jerk. I used to like him. But now, I sincerely hate him.
I have already cutting ties with him because he committed murder to the baby!
I supported him for years…. Not anymore
He criticised people who “don’t have kids” but aren’t actually parents themselves is a wild statement. I was a teen mum who was addressed the same diagnostic of 75% I didn’t care! my baby is “normal” I would’ve loved her regardless if she did have any form of disability.
God has mercy on both
How can you grieve losing a baby with you are the ones who decided to end its life.OMG how horrible.
This is absolutely horrible and disgusting, aborting a baby for having Down syndrome is absolutely horrible
They made the wrong choice. If only they knew the aftermath of a woman who has had an abortion. The body keeps score
This is beyond disgusting to me. EVERY SINGLE child is a gift from God! That precious unborn BABY had a purpose and was never given a chance.
That's sad that they would kill the baby
I’m sorry I just had a baby and I would never have done that. You’re grieving ““ but are you really because you decided to terminate that pregnancy you could’ve had a baby. Your baby would have been special, but there are plenty of people living with down syndrome that bring productivity into the world. Getting rid of that pregnancy just because you’re baby could have Down syndrome is just crazy to me, but that’s just me. Don’t expect sympathy from people that have lost children or that have brought children into the world because I’m sorry but many of the people that are criticizing you are parents.
Having kids (forcing life into existence) is a moral dilemma that humans have learned to justify culturally or ignore entirely. When people have a child, they rarely think beyond the idea of ‘a baby’ and forget that this baby is a human being who will face the same confusion, pain, and existential burdens we all do long after the parents are gone. Just the fact that people view new borns as "my child" should be enough to realize the selfishness required to force life into existence. It is ALWAYS for the sake of the parents. It is impossible to have a child for the sake of the child. It's logical impossibility.
With that in mind, two people gamble on the entire life of another person, for their own sake often to fulfill emotional, biological, or cultural expectations. If they believe in an afterlife, they’re also gambling on that being’s soul for eternity.
It’s not malicious, and it doesn’t make them bad people, it makes them human. But it’s still, at its core, a selfish act: to create a being who must now endure suffering, pain, daily "cost of living", and eventual unpleasant death. If that person had never been born, they wouldn’t have missed out on any ‘good’ in life, because there would be no ‘they’ to experience deprivation.
That’s the point — nonexistence can’t be a loss, because it contains no one to lose.
I’m unsubscribing from him rn. I’ve been a fan ever since psycho dad series.
I remember getting that letter. I didn’t care. I kept my baby. She didn’t have Down syndrome. So I’m upset with these test.