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  "Ashley Treatment" keeps severely disabled girl from growing

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  this news story came out today and i was surprised that we haven't had a lively discussion about it.

  it brought to mind some of the ideas we discussed on the "is circumcision child abuse?

  " thread.. ashley is now 9 years old.

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  mother of 3

  I just today read about this situation and would like to offer my parental opinion.I agree and would support these arents most dificult decision.although they have said it was not difficult but rather perfectly clear to them what was in the best intrest fotr their child.I am raiseing a mentaly delayed child although I did not birth her I have had her since birth and have adopted her and she is to me as if I had given her her life.Yhankfully my child is not as bad off as this sweet child ,Ashley ,but I share the delema ..She is now of the age of puberty.mentaly she is about 4 or 5 but cronolicly she is almost 12.Very friewndly.I have hopes that she can pick up if you will and in time mature at least to mid teans .I dont like th idea od possiably haveing to surgicaly denying her the ability to give birth but if it came to it .For her best intrest I would have to make that decision.She loves babys but if she were to become pregnate she could never go through a birth The pain alone would probably put her into a seizure episode that could kill her.So would I make the decision to protect her life you bet.hes parents had to make a choice to protect their child.To give her the best quality psooiable in a certainly impossiable situation.I aploud them for haveing the courage to strike out in unchatrtered waters of moral and medical issues and think of their child befor any thing else.What do all these jugmental people think they should have done? Nothing and then when she is a mature(physiacly) adult.How could they hold her in their arms and give her the only comfort and joy she is capeable of.Who of us could carry a, say , 150 pound adult through the market on grocery day.She will be a baby for ever at least they can this way care for her at home and she wont have to go through the trama of physically matureing and all those issues.I dont want to sound cold in any way but honestly .the mamery glands are for one perpose..to feed a baby that she could never raise ansd should never have.The uterus and all the othe female parts are for one function also to give birth.God knows she does not need that .She will have the best life her loveing parents can give this way.