http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6229799.stm
This must be a first in history
2007-01-04 03:48:42 · 12 answers · asked by naughty boy 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Disgraceful, and downright selfish in the extreme. But who is allowing it to happen? why, the good old Frankensteins in the forefront of medical research and ethics.
2007-01-04 20:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i dont think that you can really judge this until you are actually in the same situation. The child in the article will always have the mental age of a baby and therefore this treatment will not have any psychological effects on her. If like her parents say it is allowing her a better quality of life by allowing her to be moved around more easily etc then i think that it can only be a good thing. Each case is different though so the same cant be applied to every child with a debilitating illness.
2007-01-04 21:31:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the extremely difficult decision the parents have made in close consultation with doctors. They are trying to make the quality of life for the child as positive as possible and they agonised over the decision. It is easy to condemn the parents but if we were faced with the same issue, would we have the courage to go ahead in the glare of the worlds media?
2007-01-05 05:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by James Mack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sympathise with the whole family and feel that a caring mother and father, as they are, will always make the decision that's in the best interest of the child and family. I listened to the doctor on radio 4 today on the ethics committee who OKed it all and he explained the process that was involved. It wasn't like '****, let's just keep her as a child, clothes cost less! kind of rationale, it was a very hard and painful decision to make. Not every case will be the same and everyone has the right to have a decision made on the merits of their particular case.
2007-01-04 03:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I am just thankful that I did not face the choices that those parents encountered. I also think that sympathy and understanding of their problem - even if one dislikes their solution - is far, far, better than any criticism from people who have not had their tragic experiences.
2007-01-04 03:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Tony B 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The kid was never gonna have any life what ever they did. At least this way they dont have to clean her up when she has her period, and she will be small enough for people to care for her easier. They will be able to take her out more etc.
2007-01-04 03:51:23 · answer #6 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it is terrible...it is saving the parents work and not helping the child
2007-01-08 00:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cannot judge the parents nobody can,you have no idea what looking a after a disabled fully grown child is like,who has no control over its body whatsoever.
2007-01-04 03:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I read the article. The kid is going to have a nasty outcome no matter what they do or don't do.
She has the brain of a baby, and always will.
2007-01-04 03:50:07 · answer #9 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is pretty bizarre. I can understand their rationale, but I am not sure about having her breast buds removed.
2007-01-04 03:50:57 · answer #10 · answered by Cracker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋