I think "simple" is a pretty insulting word for somebody with mental disabilities these days. And it's pretty insulting to have the "simple child" ask "Why wasn't I aborted?" as though parents of children with mental disabilites all do or should consider abortion. I mean, how would you feel about a haggadah with three sons asking the three other questions, and then the daughter asks "Why wasn't I aborted?" Female lives aren't worth less, and neither are the lives of people with disabilities.
I know this haggadah wasn't meant to be insulting to people with disabilities. But it certainly comes across that way, so I hope you will consider a rewrite of that part.
I think "simple" is a pretty insulting word for somebody with mental disabilities these days. And it's pretty insulting to have the "simple child" ask "Why wasn't I aborted?" as though parents of children with mental disabilites all do or should consider abortion. I mean, how would you feel about a haggadah with three sons asking the three other questions, and then the daughter asks "Why wasn't I aborted?" Female lives aren't worth less, and neither are the lives of people with disabilities.
I know this haggadah wasn't meant to be insulting to people with disabilities. But it certainly comes across that way, so I hope you will consider a rewrite of that part.