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For Disabled People, the Cost of Infertility Care Is Entirely Out of Reach Parents 3 hrs ago © Provided by Parents Getty Images. Samantha McEwan is one of those people who s always known she s wanted to be a mom. McEwan, 26, lives with spinal muscular atrophy type 3, a rare genetic illness that causes progressive muscle weakness. Given the strenuous nature of lifting and caring for an infant, McEwan figured it best to have children before she turned 30.   I decided that this was something I was serious about and really wanted to do and I was going to do it, whether I had a partner or not, she says. Because my disability is progressive, I have a limited time frame of when I should have children. McEwan knew there would be challenges; not much is known about SMA and pregnancy. Like any prospective mother would, she began looking for information to help her understand what pregnancy would be like. Instead of finding articles about pregnant women with SMA, McEwan s searc

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