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Old 04-01-2007, 05:01 PM   #1
jesyflowers

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Default Girl's parents opt to stunt her growth!
I don't know if this qualifies as breaking news or not, please move to the appropriate forum as needed.

What does everyone think about this?

Treatment keeps girl child-sized
Ashley (picture from The Ashley Treatment website)
Ashley's parents refer to their daughter as "Pillow Angel"
Parents of a severely disabled girl in the US have revealed that they are keeping her child-sized in order to give her a better life.

The nine-year-old, named Ashley, has the mental ability of a three-month-old baby and cannot walk or talk.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Treatment keeps girl child-sized

Personally, I am ambivalent as to how I feel about this. I probably just need to think about it more...
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