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Originally Posted by Kevin
I really don't have a huge problem with what this girl's parents did. If this will make her existence more peaceful, then I'm all for it.
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I agree based on the article I read today. They didn't want her to have to deal with the discomfort of a menstrual cycle or develop breasts because they have a history of breast cancer in the family. They also didn't want her to gain anymore weight and have to deal with bed sores.
The girl is in a permanent infant stage. She can't talk, walk, rollover, hold a toy, sit up, and she doesn't keep eye contact. If the parents believe she will never get better and it's already been 9 years, I can't even pretend to not see where they're coming from.
The ONLY problem I have with this is the whole eugenics argument that an ethicist was making in the article. This could definitely be a slippery slope that takes us back to when mentally and physically handicapped people were medically altered as such. I believe this still happens in some mental hospitals. Either way, things like this should be on a case to case basis. But what would make it "okay" in this instance but keep another family from having it done?
Sorry, T La Rock, LL killed it. 
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