[BlessedBeGod]

what about if you were a deaf child and your parents got you a cochlear implant? That is medically altering the child for, it's true in a sense, the convenience of the parents and family.

So, you're saying there's no benefit for the child in a cochlear implant?

[cammie]

But what's your point? There's absolutely a benefit to this child to be kept small -- the constant care, love, and attention of her parents instead of shift-workers.