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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 03:11 PM

    Best life from a three-month-old's perspective

    I don't see why this is even a controversy. Obviously, OBVIOUSLY, being held and carried around by her parents is a big part of a three-month-old's quality of life. Can anyone conceivably argue that someone with the mind o a three-month-old would be happier being pushed around in the vinyl-and-steel embrace of a wheelchair that she is unable to propel herself than being carried by her parents?

    And what is this talk about sex and eugenics? Eugenics? As if a three-month-old could ever give consent to sex. How are the reproductive rights of someone with the mind of a three-month-old even an issue? There are only two ways this child could reproduce: Artificial insemination and rape.

    The fact that Ashley's treatment will make things easier for her parents is utterly beside the point. The treatment makes Ashley's life better.

    —average american

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