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Friday, February 9, 2007 12:00 AM

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.
By Rebecca Clarren

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  • Friday, February 9, 2007 05:29 AM

    Is this Sexist?

    I guess I just have one question: Would Ashley's parents (or any parents) do this to a severely disabled male child? Keep him purposefully in an infantile state by stunting his growth so he'd be easier to cuddle? Perform a vasectomy to desexualize him? Call him ridiculous names like "pillow angel? Uh, I think the answer is probably not. I find this story totally horrifying, frankly.

    —nittany Read nittany's other letters

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