I already spoke about this on DS-HUM, but just wanted to comment on
the initiative of ADAPT Youth. I'm not surprised they're speaking out
against the Ashley Treatment because they more often than not still
wards of their parents, guardians, or the state if they are under the
age of 18, so what happened to Ashley could happen to them. They have
a voice, something Ashley doesn't, and I applaud their position.
Someone made a comment to me the other day saying didn't anyone think
of maybe in the future science and medicine might come up with a
"cure" or that nature might take over as Ashely grew older and "fix"
the static encephalatrophy say like when she was 20 and Ashley would
all of a sudden be able to walk, talk, or move or all of the three.
How would she feel about what her parents did when she was 9 years
old? It reminded me again of how prevalent this need to "cure, fix,
or hide" disabilities continues to be embedded in medicine and society
whether the present or future.
On 1/6/07, Lamp, Sharon A. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> For Immediate Release:
> January 5, 2007
> For Information Contact:
> Amber Smock (312) 253-7000 x191; [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
> Marsha Katz (406) 544-9504; [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
> _www.adapt.org_ (http://www.adapt.org/)
>
> ADAPT Youth Appalled at Parents Surgically Keeping Disabled Daughter
> Childlike
>
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