Ashley Treatment

Now for the final outrage.

Let’s take these one at a time:

“Appropriate for children with similar condition to Ashley’s”

• Ashley does NOT have a diagnosis, hence similar to the unknown?
• Ashley’s etiology is unknown, hence again, similar to the unknown?
• “Appropriate” is a subjective opinion of one man, not the medical community.
• The procedure was ruled ILLEGAL and resulted in violation of Ashley’s constitutional and common law rights.

“Relatively safe and leads to significant, lifelong & direct benefits to these children, in the avoidance of pain and suffering & the improvement of their quality of life”

• Multiple surgeries on a six year old are not “relatively safe.” Relative to what? What evidence is there?
• How can you claim “significant, lifelong” benefits with no study. This just occurred recently. What will the effects be? What will the estrogen therapy on a six year old do in the future? “Avoidance of pain and suffering” from what? Potentially large breasts?
• “Improvement” of who’s quality of life? Ashley’s or the caregivers? What proof is there? Since there is NO diagnosis, how can you know the future quality of life?
• The procedure was ruled ILLEGAL and resulted in violation of Ashley’s constitutional and common law rights.

“No amount of state funding or resources would replace these direct benefits”

• The “direct benefits” are offered but not proven. This is the first (publicized) instance so we do not know the future, and since there is no diagnosis, we don’t know what would have been if she was not mutilated.
• This is a very subjective statement, and grandiose. Any benefit to Ashley (as opposed to her caregiver) may well be surpassed with other methods paid for by the state or outside resources.

“We received 1,150 emails from parents & caregivers who have direct experience with Pillow Angels, & who expressed a strong support for the treatment”

• “Pillow Angel” is a made up, dehumanizing term, not a diagnosis. Those people have their own issues, their own children, and potentially entirely different circumstances.
• No proof of this number, nor does it matter. Entire populations have supported evil or wrong causes, that does not make them moral, ethical, legal, nor correct.
• And how many emails from parents and caregivers of the severely disabled who expressed disgust and revulsion?
• The procedure was ruled ILLEGAL and resulted in violation of Ashley’s constitutional and common law rights.

“Dozens of parents of Pillow Angels worldwide are evaluating the treatment for their children”

• What is your point?
• And how many find it abhorrent?
• The procedure was ruled ILLEGAL and resulted in violation of Ashley’s constitutional and common law rights.