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By: Rachel Nesmith, originally published December 17, 2024, Students for Life Action<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a huge Broadway fan, I couldn\u2019t wait to see the cinematic adaptation of one of my favorite musicals,\u00a0Wicked<\/em>. It didn\u2019t disappoint, and many other viewers in the theater and online felt the same. All it takes is one social media search to find people dressing up in their favorite character\u2019s outfits, learning the choreography, and, yes, even poking fun at the press tour. Even with all the talk about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, one young star,\u00a0Cesily Collette Taylor<\/a>, stood out not only for her performance but her parents\u2019 powerful story of choosing Life over abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cesily Collette Taylor talking to the press during the ‘Wicked’ tour.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Indirectly, the often-pro-abortion media and users agreed. Many users were enamored by her performance as Baby Nessarose, a wheelchair-bound character, vowed to \u201cprotect her at all costs,\u201d commented on her adorableness, and \u201cawed\u201d over her acting. But not all of it was an act. At the Wicked premier, Taylor was dressed to impress in her wheelchair. Since the character of Nessaroe is in a wheelchair, the\u00a0Wicked<\/em>\u00a0director Jon Chu cast an actual wheelchair user in part for authenticity and to give those with disabilities representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I did more research, I discovered that Taylor was diagnosed with Spina Bifida while still in utero and uses a wheelchair as her primary mobility aid.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, searching for more information on Taylor, I discovered that we almost didn\u2019t experience her heartwarming performance. After receiving her pre-natal diagnosis, doctors pressured her parents to end her life via abortion.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen my wife and I found out we were having a baby girl, it felt like a dream come true,\u201d Collette\u2019s father explained<\/a>. \u201cBut then the doctor told us she\u2019d be born with Spina Bifida and would never move from the neck down. They even suggested we terminate the pregnancy.<\/em> That was heartbreaking, but we refused to give up. We promised that she would be loved and have a happy life. Cesily proved them all wrong\u2026 to every parent of a child with Spina Bifida: know there is light at the end of the tunnel.\u201d (emphasis added)   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The life that many abortion supporters adore is the same life they cheer to be executed in the womb. Taylor\u2019s life serves as a beautiful reminder that individuals with disabilities are valuable and capable and that more preborn babies deserve a chance at life, regardless of their health conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, prenatal diagnoses are used far too often to determine if a preborn child should live or die, and 85% of the time<\/a>, these tests aren\u2019t even accurate. But, even if an early prenatal test gets it right every blue moon, a doctor shouldn\u2019t suggest abortion and promote a deadly form of ableism that only succeeds in stripping our society of unique and unrepeatable individuals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Taylor\u2019s case, the doctors wildly underestimated what level of mobility she would be able to achieve, which is not surprising considering that prenatal diagnoses are wildly inaccurate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor proves aborting individuals with disabilities does not improve society simply by how she\u2019s blessed and inspired others around her and the world.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, abortion culture perpetuates the backward idea that individuals with disabilities have less to offer than those without disabilities. Maybe all the excitement surrounding Baby Nessarose is an opportunity for us to see and acknowledge every person\u2019s humanity and potential.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cesily Collette Taylor\u2019s parents said no to the wickedness of abortion so she could touch those around her and now shine as a young\u00a0Wicked<\/em>\u00a0star and hopefully go on to inspire in other movie roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Nesmith is the Capital Regional Coordinator at Students for Life of America.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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