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According to pro-abortion logic, Mike “Brolylegs” Begum would have been a candidate for abortion, had his condition been known before birth. Begum, whose mother learned of his diagnosis after his birth, was born with arthrogryposis and scoliosis. He summarized the combined impact of these medical conditions in a recent interview with ESPN<\/a>.\u00a0“Basically, my brain didn’t tell my muscles to grow.” As a child, Begum’s dad designed and created his first electric wheelchair. Now 31, Begum spends his days lying mostly flat in a customized electric wheelchair that functions similarly to an electric bed on wheels. Unable to use his arms or his legs, he props himself on his elbows in the wheelchair, using his head to maneuver the controls. His younger brother Johnny is his primary caregiver, bathing and dressing and feeding him. He carries his older brother through their mother’s house where they both live, because his wheelchair won’t fit through the doorways.<\/p>\n

From the outside, Begum’s dependence might seem isolating. But this is where Begum’s story goes off the expected rails for a disabled individual.\u00a0“Brolylegs,” as he’s called in the world of ESports (competition video gaming) — Begum’s nickname taken from the popular Dragonball-Z game — is actually a world-class video gamer. Introduced by his dad to video games starting with Donkey Kong at age two, “Brolylegs” is now a renowned Street Fighter player, recently winning $10,000 in a Street Fighter tournament. He\u00a0manipulates the controller with his mouth.<\/p>\n