Read this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_he_me/stunted_daughter
Do you think her parents did the right thing?
2007-01-04 17:52:01 · 9 answers · asked by Disarray 5 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I'm not sure I disagree with what the parents have chosen to do. Obviously, neither did the ethics committee that granted the treatments. I'm not sure it's something I could do personally, but with the guarantee that she's always going to remain immobile and need to be moved around, lifted, etc, and require that type of personal care for the remainder of her life, then the treatments, however extraordinary, seem logical for the girl to have the best quality of life.
And as for their decision to remove her uterus, it makes sense, considering her condition. It's going to be hard enough on everyone concerned to care for her, but menstruation and the cramps that often accompany it, and possible pregnancy if she's ever sexually assaulted would be a hardship that family, and that girl, don't need to endure.
It's an extraordinary case, and it stands to reason the it may have extraordinary results. I don't think anyone is in a position to judge the decisions of those parents, considering their burden, except the ethics review committee that allowed it.
Edit: For Nancy down there, who does feel worthy to judge a situation she doesn't have to deal with first hand, would you care to point out one couple in existence who would adopt a girl who will never have the cognitive ability of more than a 3 month old? Who will never move, walk, talk, swallow on her own?
Arrested .. for what? The ethics committee approved their request, it's legal. Null point.
A perfect example of people feeling they are worthy to judge the legal actions of others. Instead of being happy that this girl will have permenant caregivers for the rest of her natural life who can move her around instead of leaving her lying in a bed in front of a tv, they want to yell and scream about injustice.
What would be the bigger injustice? The girl being a full grown woman and not able to be moved (too heavy), having to deal with monthly menstruation cramps, and unnecessary pain that the parents have done away with?
2007-01-04 17:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jaded 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think he parents did the right thing for them...whether or not it is the right thing for her we cannnot know because we are not her and do not get ALL the facts from the media. When I first saw it I was horrified, and then as I did more and more research it turns out that the parents really seem to be devoted to this child and want to provide the best care they can, for the longest time they can. I can't decided which is more important. Making her feel loved and cared for by people she knows and trusts that love her, or letting her body age.
2007-01-05 01:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by Star 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe I understand why they did what they did. My father is in about the same condition only from a stroke. It is painful to see my mother care for him daily. She so far refuses to put him in an extended care facility because she feels it her duty to care for him. She has done this for 18 years now. But I still can not wrap myself totally around these parents decision. There still seems to be a bit of selfishness there to keep her their little"pillow angel" forever. Somehow it just doesn't seem right.
2007-01-05 15:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by Diana P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are numerous cases in which parent look after complete bed ridden children. They look after them with great devotion and love. To deprive a disabled child of her normal look simply look harsh. However, her parent are better judge.
2007-01-05 02:23:46 · answer #4 · answered by snashraf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On balance, I think it was a sensible decision for both the little girl and her parents.
2007-01-05 04:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by Cracker 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The parents should be arrested, convicted, and put away for child abuse. The daughter should be taken away from them and adopted by REAL parents who know how to raise a daughter properly.
What they did is morally wrong and stupid. They will pay one way or another for the wrong they have done.
2007-01-05 02:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by Nancy 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
that's the parents decision for a disabled little girl. simpler to manage and never to be
better. its not our choice or problem.
2007-01-05 01:57:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Appalling. They did it for their own convenience to make their lives easier; the idea that they kept her from puberty so she wouldn't develop breasts and maybe get breast cancer was just stunning.
2007-01-05 02:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
That is so wrong.I cant believe that doctors accually did this,,omg.
2007-01-05 01:55:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋