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Old 01-10-2007, 01:16 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by OhDear View Post
I am surprised that the parents are being so judged. Reading the article in the link, it appears certain that this procedure was done because they wanted their daughter to be loved and within the family setting as opposed to becoming to difficult to care for by weight and size issues. In which case her care would have been likely too hard at home, and she would have been placed in an institution.

I am surprised that this kind of option was acted upon, but I do not fault the parents for it, they evidently looked into it and were advised that medically, it was not a danger to the girl and hopefully even beneficial.

I don't know how I feel about it, right now. But I do not feel led to conclude this was done selfishly or capriciously.

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I'm not surprised at all about the judgments. However, I *was* very surprised to hear about the surgery the parents had elected for their daughter. I couldn't understand it. I still can't, but reading the parents' webpage (given in the article near the photo) helped me understand their point of view a wee bit better. And apparently their child is not the only one born with static encephalopathy (sp?), as other parents have been in contact with Ashley's parents. We on the outside are not in their shoes...

But still, it seems very radical treatment.