Comments on: The Ashley Treatment http://ddextra.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/the-ashley-treatment/ Sister blog of THIS IS NOT MY COUNTRY Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:10:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: christien http://ddextra.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/the-ashley-treatment/#comment-2898 christien Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:30:13 +0000 http://ddextra.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/the-ashley-treatment/#comment-2898 It's a thorny issue, no doubt, Diva - but I have to say I agree with the parents here. Ashley's static encephalopathy means she has the mental capacity of a three-month old baby...and, mentally, she'll always be a three month old baby. There is no benefit to anyone in having that three month old baby trapped in a grown woman's body. By having these procedures her family are ensuring they can continue to give her the same level of care and love throughout her life as they've always given her. And there's certainly a benefit there. There's no 'good' solution to this situation. As usual, in life, there's only the 'least worst' solution. No one's applauding it - but we shouldn't condemn it. Because the bottom line is this - we are, none of us, fit to judge this case. The only people who are fit to judge this case are Ashley's parents, and they've made the only decision which benefits Ashley. It’s a thorny issue, no doubt, Diva – but I have to say I agree with the parents
here. Ashley’s static encephalopathy means she has the mental capacity of
a three-month old baby…and, mentally, she’ll always be a three month old
baby. There is no benefit to anyone in having that three month old baby trapped
in a grown woman’s body.

By having these procedures her family are ensuring they can continue to give
her the same level of care and love throughout her life as they’ve always given
her. And there’s certainly a benefit there.

There’s no ‘good’ solution to this situation. As usual, in life, there’s only the
‘least worst’ solution. No one’s applauding it – but we shouldn’t condemn it.

Because the bottom line is this – we are, none of us, fit to judge this case.
The only people who are fit to judge this case are Ashley’s parents, and they’ve
made the only decision which benefits Ashley.

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