Would you make it medically possible for your child to stay a child if....

Thy are trying to keep their child. Making it so they can keep her at home. When children get to be 18 they are on their own, then the parents get older. These arents are going to have to keep taking care of her. They don't get their life back. They are looking down the road.

I don't think that it is ethically correct to keep this child from growing up.

No, that's obscene greed on the part of the "caretaker". You can't just mutilate someone to suit whatever you feel is easiest or "for the best."

Don't mess with mother nature.:l

I don't really know what I would do. I guess I would just have to be in that situation before I would know.

I have read this story and I feel sorry for the parents. If the child is nothing more than a veg, then the parents are to be sympathized because they didn't simply throw the child away or abort it before it was born.

I have been a little outraged with this situation, and think that this was going a little overboard. I feel that these people should have looked for Cheaper alternatives than something like this. Who ended up footing the Bill for such a thing as this? The Taxpayers, or an Insurance company that will have to Raise it's rates and hurt the less fortunate even more than they have? To me, I would hope people would take into more consideration what will happen as the child gets older, and they get older? Who will care for the child then? I guess I am thinking of ways since I am a Christian in believing in God for a Miracle, and healings to this child. I would be finding people who believed in Power of Prayer as well to Pray for this child. But then again if you do not have Faith to believe in God and Miracles can happen thru Prayer, maybe it would be hard to even consider this, but honestly, was this right for the Parents to stunt a life and growth like this?

I disapprove of any body trying to change nature and God's plan.

Wow, this is crazy! I can see why there is argument over it! I would never do this to my child. I don't see why a parent would never want their child to grow-up, get married, and have children of their own. So sad.

I would not want to mess with nature. I think what they did was unnatural.

The way I see this...who am I to judge them...I know how hard it is to take care of someone. I do it, and some day's I am with my mom for six hours, sometime's more or less. It is hard. I can't imagine how hard it is full time 24 hours a day. If she grew to an average weight and height, it would be even harder to move her. And by what the story say's, it is hard for them to find "outside" help. I feel for them, they made a decisson, that for them was right, and now all these people are critizing them, sometime's some people should keep their opinion's to themselve's.

She has had autism all her life. On 9/11/2003 my daughter became an amputee.If she was smaller , if would be easier for her to walk, bathing , even sitting in a desk. When I had to strap her in, I had to find other things to use. When time came to get her a wheelchair, insurance would only cover stander cost. It cost me $3500. Have her smaller ? Heck YEA!!! She stands 5'10 and 250. You try to strap her into her chair to transport her. You fight with them moving, not haven correct equipment and not to saying any thing about boobs. Yea, Boobs , the straps run down the front on her. They learn sores, rashes and makes live even harder for her.

No ... and for very good reasons .. anyone of any age who needs 24x7 nursing should have a team of trained staff looking after them ... I have no doubt that family can cope and nurse the invalid .. but at what cost ... I firmly believe that it's impossible for one person or even 2-3 to care for someone impartially, never to feel cross, never to think 'I just can't bother right now' 24x7 .. because it's simply too big a burden .. and the invalid also misses out on having fresh faces, variety and the extra energy that a team of carers would have ... I think it's tremendous what some people can achieve when a family member is invalided and needs total care ... and of course family contact is important .. but in my humble opinion it's not always the best option ... and if I ever get to a point where my disabilities make it so that I need 24x7 caring then please, puhlease .. not from a family member ...

No I would not keep a child a child for life under any circumstances. God is the one who knows everything and maybe for this child He will save her from a worse fate that no person could ever know by keeping her the way she is until He decides to take her home with Him. No human being has the right to fool with another human beings life by altering another persons life for their own selfishness or pleasure in any way or for any other reason. It is out of our control and it's ONLY God's control where mankind is concerned what happens to anybody, no matter what the age of a person is. Would anyone want to remain a child in that state for their entire life to satisfy the selfishness and pleasure of their parents? I wouldn't, it's not fair to the child no matter how anyone looks at it.

After reading the article, I understand their reasoning in this case. I don't know what I would do if faced with this same problem. If she grew bigger they probably would have great difficulty giving her the care she needs themselves and would likely end up in a nursing care facility, so I understand why they chose the route they took. God is their judge, not me.

I read the article, and saw it on the news, I have mixed feelings about this. The poor girl and her parents, I think they are doing the best they can, but I don't know if its ethical. I get a creepy feeling in my tummy about it, so I guess I don't like it.

I wouldn't do it, I'll just let nature take its course.

I think that because she is never going to be able to live a normal life, they did what they had to. If she got larger and wasn't able to be carried, she would be stuck at home all the time. Even if she has the mind of a 3 month old, 3 month olds still enjoy getting out of the house.

I was just reading an article in the Buffalo news actually about the family who decided to medically stunt their daughters growth (she's 9) so she'll be easier to manage/work with because she has serious medical problems etc...and I dunno...I'm kinda caught on it really..I personally dont think I would do it becuase I know physically that I would be able to manage (I HOPE I would) since i took care of my ex after our accident (he was paralyzed)..it was hard but I managed sometimes on my own when necessary....and for some reason I just dont think that doing it would be right really...then again I suppose it would depend on how severely disabled my child was (physically/mentally and emotionally).... its a tough call really when its generalized...I mean you never know what you'd REALLY do until you are in that position ya know...

God I don't understand why people are giving birth do those poor people? Isnt it just making them and their surroundings suffering? I think it's better for that girl to not let her grow.. I child that will always stay at one age is much better then a grown up person with a mind of 3 years old mind baby..