Disabled Girl Who Was Horribly Shamed Online by Abortion Activists Dies ‘After Living Life to the Fullest’
The Cornelius girl whose facial deformity made her both a target of social media trolls and a symbol of public acceptance of people with disabilities has died, her mother said.
A Twitter user early last year included a photo of Sophia Weaver in a tweet “as the poster child to abort bc she’s disabled.” Sophia’s mother, Natalie Weaver, complained and the social media platform eventually apologized and clarified its rules on hate speech.
Sophia had Rett syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that occurs mostly in girls and affects the abilities to speak, walk, eat and breathe, the Associated Press has reported. . .
Weaver posted an update early Friday: “Our #SweetSophia left this earth last night as she spent every day of her life, surrounded by love & adoration…. Once we pull ourselves from this heart shattering pain we will continue to help others in her memory.” . . .
We are so excited to share that @Winnebago is giving us an RV for a month so we can go out West for #SweetSophiasAdventures!!! We thank them from the bottom of our hearts & thank YOU for reaching out to them to help make it happen. #SweetSophia #Winnebago #WeaversGoWest pic.twitter.com/PdOr3Zlzk7
— Natalie Weaver (@Nataliew1020) May 16, 2019
Weaver had advocated for her daughter, and for the public acceptance of other children with disabilities and facial deformities, well before the Twitter incident. She’s co-founder of the nonprofit Advocates for Medically Fragile Kids NC. (Read more from “Disabled Girl Who Was Horribly Shamed Online by Abortion Activists Dies ‘After Living Life to the Fullest'” HERE)
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