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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.
By Rebecca Clarren

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  • Friday, February 9, 2007 08:09 PM

    One of the things I find amazing...

    ...is the number of people who insist she's only 3 months old mentally--strictly by associating, at all costs, the shape and size of a 3 month old brain (which, first of all, isn't that small) with cognitive development over time. Those two aspects don't necessarily go hand in hand.

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