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This is a troubling moral problem. The little girl was born brain damaged, can't walk, talk, eat, or goto the bathroom. So her parents decided it would be in her best interest to perform surgery that will keep her stunted or won't allow her to grow and develop parts that she would eventually cause her pain - such as full hysterectomy to prevent menstrual cramps.
The doctors who performed the surgery went against the law, something to do with not following full procedures in terms of medical review. But doctors doing the right thing is another topic.
Are the parents incorrect to 'butcher' the little girl so that she remains a child forever? Gosh, as I child I had hopes and aspirations that any problems can be overcome. As an adult, reality sinks with bills, responsibilities, and sustaining a way of life that I didn't have to worry about as a kid.
The adult in me suggests that the parents did the right thing for their own sanity as well as their little girls pain.
The child in me says, 'stem cell research', 'dna pre-screening', 'gene-therapy' are options that should be made available to all people having children to ensure everyone doesn't suffer unnecessarily.
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