In my paper, I will explore the topic of abortion as it relates to the life experiences of disability. My motive for choosing this issue stems from my own personal curiosity along with perceiving the various connections it has to the Critical Disability Studies (CDS) approach. As I further analyze this issue, I will be looking at some particular concepts that will help frame my ideas relevant to my chosen topic. Some concepts that I wish to analyze within this paper are: hegemonic normalcy and ableism. I believe these two concepts exhibit an absence of the perspectives of individuals with disabilities who may be considered as a burden on society as they challenge the notions of fitting into an ideal mold of normalcy, productivity or cost benefit…show more content… As we are raised in a world with diverse norms, each individual strives to abide by various standards in order to live a “normal” and a well-balanced life. The term hegemonic normalcy is a social construction of stigma, which identifies “normalcy” from a perspective that does not distinguish, yet rather enables the recognition of those who are stigmatized (Michalko & Titchkosky, 2009, pg. 43). Furthermore, normalcy is the faultless belief from where people perceive the stigma interrelated to disability. “Normal” people are those individuals who do not deviate undesirably from the concept of normalcy and do not possess any attributes, which bear them different from the rest (Michalko & Titchkosky, 2009, pg. 43). Ableism on the other hand refers to a form of discrimination based on the presumption that being abled-bodied is perceived to be the normal human condition in comparison to the disabled body (Hehir, 2005, pg. 10). Ableism is a view that underlines the social devaluation of disabled people, as the term is used in analogously ways to various discriminatory words (Kuppers, 2014, pg.…show more content… Prenatal screenings have the power of identifying if a child may be born with a potential disability or disease, which could have remained undetected in absence of these assessments and technologies. However, as these examinations become consistent in routine check ups, a “wanted child” can turn into an “unwanted fetus” depending on the results portrayed via prenatal tests and so
