To Ashley's Parents: Any Regrets?

Re: The Ashley Treatment:

"The prognosis for Ashley, if even *correct* is, as with any diagnoses *as of the present state of medical science.* Just imagine if in ten years or fifteen, some procedure yet unseen or unknown could increase her cognition or other ability? If, by *positive* medical intervention sometime into her adulthood she became able to judge these events for *herself?*"

"I wouldn't want to be her parents on that day."

This is an excerpt from a post on Did I Miss Something written by Imfunnytoo. 

I responded to this post with a thought of my own:

I'll go so far as to say I wouldn't want to be them now, not because of life with Ashley but because of all the scrutiny they are currently undergoing.  I don't think anyone doubts their love for Ashley.  They just seem so misguided.  I can't help but wonder though if they would make the same decision today.  Would they see things differently now that they've been exposed to all this debate?  Might they have a better understanding now of Ashley as a *being* rather than an *object*?   

I hope so for Ashley's sake since her parents will be making decisions on her behalf for years to come.

~ Connie

Comments

[Lisa]

Thank you for handling this in such a sensitive way, Connie. I'm a pediatrician and a mother, so I've appreciated the links and the compassionate comments on this site. I was surprised and disheartened to find that these procedures were approved by a hospital.

[Connie]

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for stopping by. Pleasure to "meet" you...