YouTubers who terminated pregnancy due to Down syndrome say they received death threats
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more YouTuber Jesse Ridgway has responded to the intense criticism he’s received online over his and his wife, Ashley Ridgway’s, decision to terminate their pregnancy after a Down syndrome diagnosis. Over the last two decades, Jesse (also known as McJuggerNuggets) has created popular scripted web series and released them via his YouTube channel, where he has more than 4 million subscribers. On his personal channel last week, he posted a video of the moment he and Ashley received the results of an amniocentesis — a diagnostic test performed during pregnancy to detect genetic abnormalities —and learned their unborn baby had Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome. The developmental disability occurs when a person is born with an extra chromosome, and can affect how their …
