[Asclepius]

... which included hysterectomy ...

The so-called right-to-death partisans have finally developed an argument that can sway me. Were I this child I would rather die, and die cruelly, than be medically altered for the convenience of my parents.

[RichInOC]

Okay, I'm sorry. I know this is a serious story. But for some reason, I saw that headline and Steve Martin's voice started playing in my head...

I'm on drugs. You know what I'm talking about. I like to get small. It's very dangerous for kids, because they get realllly small.

[Paleo Conservative]

[KevinGray]

When I read the leader I thought that this would be the kind of pituitary tinkering that would be done in, say, a post-polio situation with a withered leg. All I can really say is... damn.

The hysterectomy is interesting, actually, because if she's as disabled as the article suggests, she's incapable of giving sexual consent. The idea of reproductive rights becomes tangled.

I'd hate to have been on that ethics panel.

[Mister Da]

By the logic used here, amputating her arms & legs may be next if she remains "unmanageable". And if the woman produces another "defective" child, shouldn't she be forced to have a hysterectomy?

This is incredibly disgusting!

[darkangel82]

Major moral absolutes ping (Disgusting)

[newzjunkey]

Who will take care of her when her parents are not able?

[jmcenanly]

It would seem that there is now a blurring of the line between children and pets. I could see having a dog or a cat fixed to modify its behavior, but to do so with a human is, at least to me, beyond the pale.

[BlessedBeGod]

So please explain to me just what kind of freaking "ethics" committee this was!

[MMcC]

While I find the situation sad, I don't find it "sickening" at all.

I can't criticize the parents for their decision.

[Teflonic]

Wow what an interesting moral dilemma, I'll have to ponder this a while before formulating an opinion. Looking forward to reading what others have to say.

[Sloth]

If the child is so terribly disabled that they will never be able to function or take care of themselves, then I've got no problem leaving such treatment options up to the parents. The hysterectomy, in particular, sounds merely sensible.

[SoldierDad]

Is this legal? What ever happen to the Hippocratic oath that doctors have to take that says "Do no harm"?

[Petronski]

Ghastly. Criminal. Obscene. Demonic. Hellish.


A pathetic stunt like this simply beggars the language.

While they're at it, why not fuse her spine and bolt into her back a convenient carrying handle?


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[8mmMauser]

Pinged from Terri Dailies

8mm

[GraniteStateConservative]

Just put a plastic bag over her head and tape it shut. Why go about something half-assed?