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Again, I am not a veteran, and nor do any of my family currently serve in the military. Am I not allowed to support the War on Terror? Because, according to your logic, I would not be permitted to comment on any military affair because "I am not in their position" (your words).

Your logic fails, sorry. People are entitled to their opinion regardless of their "position" so long as their opinion is based upon reasonableness and objectivity.

And, presumably as a parent who does not wish to "lug" around a full grown adult, I suspect that you would be in favor of amputating this poor girl's arms and legs for the sake of your carrying convenience as well. Indeed, she doesn't use her limbs anyway and they could get (*shudder*) bed sores or something. And what's an elective amputation or four after a needless hysterectomy and double mastectomy anyway? /sarc.

Why should they amputate anything when they have already found the solution to retard her physical growth? That's certainly not an example of "reasonableness".
In my 20+ years of patient care, I have had to deal with the unfortunate results of well-meaning families who were not physically able to take care of full grown disabled relatives.
Your sarcastic comment about "*shudder* bed sores" shows a total lack of understanding on your part and is a reminder of why people who don't know what they are talking about should keep their opinions to themselves.
Bed sores (pressure ulcers) are erosions of the skin and can be clear down to the bone, taking months of medical care to heal. They often lead to sepsis (massive infection) and have been known to be fatal. The most common cause is from allowing a disabled person to sit for long periods of time along with poor skin care - both of which occur when a caregiver is unable to lift and move the disabled person as often as they should.
Go here and here and educate yourself. Then come back and say why it is only for "convenience" that they keep this child "child-sized".

precisely right. Fox news blog, today, has a bioethics DEBATE on this very case. a debate, by definition, means there are two sides to it. it is VITAL that situations such as these be debated and fully examined by those in similar situations, and by those who merely are HUMAN with no similar experience. how are we to keep our society from sliding directly down into the toilet if we innoculate all manner of immorality/unethical behavior from criticism by saying WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE? i am not saying the parents are unethical or immoral, i am saying that the subject is one that requires debate, as there are valid considerations on both sides.

Sigh.

As an American, and as a tax payer, of course you and every other citizen have an interest in the War on Terror.

The medical decisions that these parents make for their daughter, along with advice from their doctor, are none of your business. It is not a public matter.

Of course you have a right to your opinion. But when it comes to the private medical decisions of others, it means nothing.

One other thing, that is really neither here nor there; it always makes me giggle when a lawyer uses the word "logic". Oh, the irony. I suppose you are a malpractice attorney, hmm?