Sunday, March 04, 2007

Very disturbing. But not as disturbing as I first thought. Still though.

I think that I remember kinda, sorta, possibly hearing something about this. But I don't know if I actually did, or if I feel like I should have and so I think I did. In any case, I find it incredibly disturbing.

This is the link to the parents' blog, where they defend their actions.

Posted by Panagiota at 11:24

1 comment:

Rachel said...

Oh Pegs -- I took a look this morning and now I see you've changed the header. I was first very bothered by this story, but as I learned more I began to see that it is a very complicated issue. Especially with the degree of encephalopathy this girl has -- her parents had some very hard decisions to make. Effectively -- she is not a 6 year old girl -- she is more like a 6 month old in many aspects. When I ask myself if there are conditions under which I might act the same, I just can't even begin to put myself in their position. It is a dicey ethical issue and it seems from the outside they want what is best for their daughter. Whether or not it is ethical is probably the source of debate in Vanessa's medical ethics class -- especially considering the parents didn't arrive at this decision on their own, but under the advice of their doctors. I wonder how the docs arrived at this option. I'm curious -- Vanessa -- what are your thoughts on it given your future profession?

4/3/07 16:58

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