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Behind the Pillow Angel

Doctors at the Seattle hospital that operated on a disabled girl to keep her from reaching sexual maturity -- the controversial "Ashley Treatment" -- were more troubled by the procedure than has been reported previously.

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  • Monday, February 12, 2007 10:26 PM

    But she's 3 months old!

    She is only 3 months old, mentally, and therefore can only think with the mind of a 3 month old. It were as if she were only the age of three months! If you were to count her age developmentally on a calendar, it would add to not one or two, but 3 MONTHS. So, you see, she can only have the intellect of a 3-month old.

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