Abortion access is vital for people with disabilities
Wanda Felty learned that reality after her daughter Kayla was born. Kayla’s brain did not fully form in utero, leading to significant cognitive and visual impairment. When Kayla, now 34, was young, well-meaning people told Felty to consider having her daughter’s uterus removed as a precaution against pregnancy, since. Almost 40% of female rape victims had a disability when they were assaulted, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wanda Felty sits with her daughter Kayla in their home in Norman, Okla., on July 19, 2022. Kayla's brain did not fully form in utero; she is mostly non-verbal and has significant visual impairment, among other medical issues. Felty and her husband are Kayla's primary caretakers.Though Felty was raised to believe that abortion is wrong, lived experience has changed her perspective.
That scares Ellis. Given her connective-tissue disorder, “there’s a risk when I get pregnant. Does [abortion] count [as life-saving] then?” Ellis says. “Or does it have to be once my uterus rips apart?”
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