In this weeks news a woman has asked doctors to give her disabled daughter a hysterectomy to stop her having periods. The 15-year-old has cerebral palsy and her mother feels that menstruation will be undignified and unnecessary.
On the other hand human rights campaigners are against her decision saying it is not a necessary operation and Katie Thorpe should make the decision for herself.
Lets be honest this isn't the first time 'do gooders' have got involved in what seems to most people a straight forward issue. A mother who cares for her disabled child 24/7 knows her daughter better than those idiots at Scope, who feel the need to get involved - easy when they won't be the ones changing sanitary towels! Katie has no hope of ever having a child so why must she be subjected to the annoying and often painful monthly cycle?
This is by no means a one off. Just last year the parents of a disabled American girl, known as Ashley X, who has a mental age of just three months, decided their daughter should have operations to stop her developing into an adult. This attracted the usual circus of media and 'charity' organisations who know best. The American parents won their battle. One can only hope that people realise the difficulty in caring for a disabled child and let Alison and Katie Thorpe get on with their lives with as much dignity as possible.
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Hello,
My name is Max, and I found you through groups.
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This is a very controversial theme; and my personal opinion is that even though it is hard, parents should allow those kids to develop at God's will.
The media and Human Rights groups are often alarmed by these issues because it raises an important question: do parents have the right to have their kids operated when something (about their children) is uncomfortable, or hard to deal with?
People tend to think that the parents are being selfish etc...you know humans: always judging!
But as I said it is a hard issue, and I am sure those parents debated themselves a lot before making those decisions...however it is an ethical problem, isn't it?
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I agree with what you say about people being judgemental and assuming parents are being selfish. However, "support groups" and human rights campaigners don't have to live with what some of these parents have to live with do they! Fair enough if it was cosmetic surgery they were forcing their kids into than they have every right to get involved and stop them. This kind of issue like you say is highly controversial and everyone has their own opinion on the matter but like you say these parents have not taken these decisions lightly and only want what is best for their child. x
I think that "those idiots at Scope" do a great deal of good for a great many people affected by Cerebral Palsy. To refer to them as such is offensive and quite frankly ignorant. Perhaps you should consider what you're writing more carefully in the future before committing it to the web.
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