@____Sh4d0w_____ @NarnianAttorney @McJuggerNuggets Okay, so we’ve established that as long as Shadow believes someone is healthy (definition to be determined) than they are allowed to live. Otherwise we kill them
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Kevin McLaughlin
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@VTNBKevin @NarnianAttorney @McJuggerNuggets You think you're being smart with you're stupid comment but you're not.
I don't support abortions if the child is healthy and the mother or mother won't die during or after childbirth.
However, you won't catch me pretending to be a good person for causing lifelong suffering.
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This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21.
The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.
I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.
She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained.
Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000.
When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed.
Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism):
50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective.
I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life.
The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk.
We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21.
This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast.
You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change.
To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward.
As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice.
It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome.
Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️
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@Fair_and_Biased @megynkelly Want to know what Megyn is thinking? Just go look up whatever "the thing" is today.
She will support it.
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I really hate how @megynkelly has turned on Trump.
She doesn’t just criticize. She’s filled with rage.
Here she says he has collapsed except with “FOX news boomers.”
I’m a Millennial- a LOT younger than Megyn- and my support hasn’t “collapsed.”
She says Trump’s base doesn’t give “two shits” about the Iran conflict.
I do.
I’ve wanted a president to challenge that regime for my entire adult life. No one’s had the courage.
It’s clear that Megyn isn’t part of Trump’s base anymore.
Fine.
But stop speaking for us.
What a disappointment.
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@nosoup4knowles This heartbreak reaction is more damning than it is helping, so I don't find it to be an act. Why cry for a non-baby? She knew the baby had life, and that it was a baby. Then she killed it. It shows that her selfishness trumps her love of life.
Do not go down this path.
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A YouTube comment pointed out strange behavior in Jesse Ridgway's wife as she reacted to news that their baby had Down Syndrome.
Watch her peek between her hands at her husband while tearlessly sobbing.
And no, this is not remotely like Erika Kirk who has had teary eyes in many interviews.
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@ToriatheistTori Not true.
He is saying, BECAUSE United said they would hire based on race and not skill, that opens the question to “is my pilot qualified or a diversity hire”.
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@TheMaineWonk You see, polls always underestimate republicans.
Case and point: Gideon was +10 on Collins. How did that go?
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FIRST: They couldn’t figure out how to beat Platner on the issues.
NEXT: Avoid talking about the issues concerning Mainers.
THEN: Started a well crafted & well funded smear campaign in hopes of slowing him down or forcing him out
RESULT: Their own internals show a dead heat.
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@LASHYBILLS If only he was a 22-week old in the womb, he could have posted this on social media and monotized it.
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A 70-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he tried to drown a 21-year-old man on crutches at a residents-only lake in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, over a dispute about access to the lake.
According to a Hopkinton police report, Dana shouted at a group of young men that it was "time to go," referring to the group riding a jet ski on the lake
The group and Dana shout back and forth, with Dana eventually walking up to the group to confront them, according to officials
"Are you going to beat up a cripple?" one of Duffy's friends reportedly asked Dana.
"I don't care, I'll take a cripple." Dana responded, according to the report.
Speaking with NewsCenter 5, the victim, Matthew Duffy, said he feared for his life.
"I was so scared for my life because I can't fight back, I broke practically everything and this guy's on top of me under the water, I can't see what's going on, I can't fight back," Duffy said
Steven Dana was charged with an attempt to murder, two counts of strangulation/suffocation, and assault and battery on a disabled person.
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@xelgell It's true, you have eugenicists in Planned Parenthood who are murdering black babies by the millions.
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my heart cannot take how unsafe this world is for Black children
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@Bri_squared623 It's true that this was the only mistake.
I only say that because murdering someone just because they are disabled should be called aggravated murder.
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Only mistake they did was making this public information because why tf did the world need to know this? Social media and influencer culture is a disease.
TMZ@TMZ
Influencer couple terminates pregnancy after Down syndrome diagnosis. Read more: tmz.me/4dOEf2p
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Which saint would absolutely dominate Catholic Twitter?
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Dear @McJuggerNuggets,
Grace and peace to you in the Lord Jesus Christ,
In these recent days, I could not help but notice the explosion of information popping up on my feed regarding the erroneous decision you and your wife made regarding your child. Firstly, it is true that this was wrong. The doctors, society, and Satan himself have all lied to you. What you have done is indeed murder.
I am reaching out not to cast a stone at you, but to extend the hand of Mercy. This Mercy is twofold: firstly, it is what we call a “spiritual work of mercy,” which is to inform you of a grave evil committed. The second aspect of this is to tell you the truth: that Jesus still loves you. He loves you, your wife, your family, and your child, whom we now entrust to His Mercy. I extend this love by telling you the truth.
I send this message to give you saving truth, of what you actually did, in order that you and your wife will repent, but also that, if you come to this realization and acknowledgment of what you have done, you might not despair of Mercy. Mercy is for all, but it requires repentance and conversion to Christ through His Church.
I wish to extend to you the hope and the Mercy of Christ. His Mercy is greater than all of our sins, no matter how dark or evil they may be, if only we repent.
Out of pastoral concern, I call you to repentance, but also to please accept the love Jesus has for you by running into His arms of Mercy through the great gift of the Sacrament of Confession. He died for my sins and for yours.
I am praying for you and your family.
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I like how you can tell exactly which parent was responsible for the down syndrome gene
TMZ@TMZ
Influencer couple terminates pregnancy after Down syndrome diagnosis. Read more: tmz.me/4dOEf2p
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@LilaGraceRose Both of my children, the doctors talked about abortion! And this was just regarding hypothetical results to a test that was not even performed.
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My inbox has been flooded with messages from parents who say their doctors told them their baby would have a disability and recommended abortion.
They refused and delivered baby.
Baby was born with no disability.
Of course not every case, but thousands and thousands.
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@evanwch I love that the Dems do it too. They morally postured, HOW CAN MAGA SUPPORT A RAPIST, and now they are here defending a POS like Platner.
Remember, Gideon was 10+ in the polls before she lost to Collins -9.
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Every man out there (if they’re being honest) is reading this Graham Platner story and thinking: “gee, what would happen if the biggest newspaper in the country interviewed all of my exes and asked them about our drunken fights?”
That’s why this story ultimately won’t land. It won’t end Platner’s campaign
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@lyndseyfifield Thank you, Lyndsey.
I certainly fall into politics on these types of issues, and that is wrong. I'm sorry you went through this.
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Anyone who has ever extracted themselves from a relationship with a narcissistic abuser knows it isn’t clean or easy.
I cringe remembering how many times I tried to play the “cool girl” or fawn in response to what was clearly abusive, coercively controlling behavior by Graham.
I also know how dangerous it is to become the target of a narcissist — so even long after our relationship ended I continued to be upbeat any time he reached out, though I would also immediately shut down any attempts on his part to initiate flirting or romanticizing of the past.
Yes, the day I saw him announce he was running I wanted to make sure people knew he had a Nazi tattoo — and I was terrified he would find out it was me.
But of course he knew it was me.
What’s ironic is I absolutely never would have shared my story if he hadn’t been relentlessly attacking my character behind the scenes for months once the tattoo story came out.
I tried to signal that I wasn’t the source and stayed completely silent about him on social media even as most of my friends posted regularly about what a bad person he is.
But then in early April the New York Times came to me. I asked how they got my number. I said I was not interested in sharing my story. They said but wait—there are other women. Women terrified to tell their stories, too, and you need to band together. WE will help you. We will protect you. Men can’t keep getting away with this.
Hours before their first call to me I saw Eric Swalwell’s name plate get removed from his office door in Cannon. It felt like fate.
I welcomed the two journalists into my home days later, nervous and overwhelmed. Justin Fairfax had just murdered his wife and himself the previous day and even conservative pundits were conjecturing that “if only those women hadn’t accused him of abuse, this never would have happened…”
But I told them my story. I let them take pictures of my diary pages. I sent them screenshots of messages and gave them phone numbers and contacts. It was excruciating. I was surprised by what details I remembered, and as I poured through old messages I was horrified by how much I had forgotten.
I explained very clearly that, like many women abused by their partners, I had not told anyone about his violence at the time—I had covered for and defended it. I accepted his earnest apologies. They said that’s fine because the diary entries and my on the record story was enough.
They connected me to two of the other victims so we wouldn’t feel so alone. I insisted to each of them that I trusted the NYT journalists and that we were doing the right thing despite their (sadly very accurate) sense that something was wrong.
One of the victims and I realized our relationships with Graham overlapped completely - he had been cheating on both of us the entire time we were together.
I should note here that my life is just… beautiful. These are the best years of my life. Raising two young girls in a safe, beautiful neighborhood where I work from home and shuffle my children from dance classes and soccer to church events — I am blessed far beyond what I deserve with wonderful friends and family and the most loving, brilliant husband in the world. Why would I blow my life up like this? Why would I risk the psychotic doxxing from violent leftist activists?
Because while I have been terrified to come forward I decided this was the “hard right thing” to do. The guilt of staying silent has nagged me.
Most therapists recommend a “gray rock” approach to extracting yourself from narcissistic abuse — it works really well, but it is a gift to the abuser, allowing them to persist in their delusion that they’ve done nothing wrong.
I couldn’t stay silent as he continued to lie and lie and lie. I want my daughters to boldly speak out if they’re ever abused as I was.
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@MomoSn_ @zeekndfilms Arguing? You haven't brought up a salient point yet. Just "Women have a right to choose", and when I challenge you at all you posture as if your point is unchallengeable.
You seem to have a real problem with logic.
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@VTNBKevin @zeekndfilms OMG man, hahaha, there's no point in arguing with you anymore. You're clinging to a woman's decision that doesn't affect your daily life at all. I mean, it's not like this woman who had an abortion is going to give you nightmares and affect your life for the rest of your days.
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The craziest part about the debate happening in the replies (and debates that always happen around this topic) is that nobody ever takes into consideration what a woman’s body goes through during childbirth.
Say that you choose to give birth to a child knowing they’ll have Down syndrome, you give them up for adoption (like the replies insist they should’ve done)… what about all the stress the woman’s body goes through to give birth? All that just to give the baby up for adoption?
A woman isn’t a machine created to give birth and have no other purpose. When put in a situation like this you HAVE to consider your financial state, your readiness to take on the amount of attentiveness and care you need to raise a child with special needs. If you aren’t ready, why put that child through what may be literal hell in the foster care system? Unless YOU are going to oversee it personally that the child lives a fulfilled life, I don’t wanna hear any opposition to their decision.
It’s shocking to me that this is even a debate.
FearBuck@FearedBuck
YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife revealed they had an abortion after learning their unborn baby had Down syndrome
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@nypost "My wife is a badass because she killed a defenseless baby with a disability so she can continue to live a luxury life without impediments."
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YouTuber Jesse Ridgway defends ‘badass’ wife after terminating pregnancy over Down Syndrome diagnosis trib.al/2QAW4q1
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@MomoSn_ @zeekndfilms Because I care about life, I already explained that. Just because you want to ignore my answer doesn't mean I didn't answer.
I have a right to judge, as I'm doing right now. Why do you have a right to judge my judging?
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@VTNBKevin @zeekndfilms And I'll ask you again: what's it to you that a couple decided not to have children? You'll probably forget about them in a few months. Stop meddling in other people's lives as if you have the right to judge their decisions and focus on your own.
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