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What kind of doctors would agree to shorten and sterilize a disabled 6-year-old girl to make it easier for her parents to take care of her? Dr. Daniel Gunther and Dr. Douglas Diekema, who revealed the details of the Ashley Treatment in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, were intent on improving the life of the child whose parents call her their "pillow angel"; they think their critics don't understand the extreme nature of this case. The critics, especially advocates for the disabled, think the doctors don't understand the true cost of what they have done...
...medical as well as emotional benefits: making it easier for her to be moved around means better circulation, digestion and muscle condition and fewer sores and infections. Her parents could continue to lift and bathe and dress her without assistance. "If you're going to be against this," Gunther says, "you have to argue why the benefits are not worth pursuing." Looking back on the committee debate now, both doctors admit there was an instinctive, emotional ingredient in the decision to proceed. "I think in the end it was the obvious bond and love that exists between Ashley...
...breasts because she would be better off without them; they could keep her short because, since she'll never have a job or a romance, she wouldn't suffer the social consequences of small size. "To those who say she has a right to develop and grow," argues Gunther, "[I say] Ashley has no concept of these things." But he is talking as a scientist; the philosopher uses different tools. Just because autonomy doesn't show up on an X-ray doesn't mean it can't be harmed by a scalpel. And if rights are inalienable, they exist whether...
...buds because she'd be better off without them; they could keep her short because, since she'll never have a job or a romance, she'd not suffer the social consequences of smallness. "To those who say she has a right to develop and grow," argues Dr. Daniel Gunther, "Ashley has no concept of these things." But he is talking as a scientist; the philosopher uses different tools. Just because autonomy doesn't show up on an X-ray doesn't mean it can't be harmed by a scalpel. And if rights are inalienable, they exist whether...
...debate within the Seattle Children's Hospital ethics committee, the doctors admit that there was an instinctive, emotional ingredient in the decision to proceed with hormone treatments and surgery. "I think in the end it was the obvious bond and love that exists between Ashley and her parents," Gunther says, "that convinced them this was the right thing...