Perfectly sensible and laudable actions which are very-well thought-out, and the next-best thing to euthanasia. The child will never properly understand like an adult what is happening to her or why she is receiving this particular treatment: her parents obviously want to continue to take care of her without undue stress for their child as well as themselves. It is in fact the comment of Agnes Fletcher which pissed me off:
... But Agnes Fletcher of the UK's Disability Rights Commission said is was "unnecessary medical treatment to deal with what is essentially a social problem", referring to "the poverty and lack of support" faced by families with disabled children. ...
which is complete and utter bull. I really don't feel the need to go out and 'care' for this girl; that's just window dressing to rank up the ole' karma piggy bank, while still leaving the parents with
years of hard care which will never cease, nor be noticably appreciated in any way by the patient herself. Her parents thought about the consequences of children becoming adults, and acted on the logical conclusions---that shows a level of commitment that deserves far greater respect than idle talk about the child having rights too, lack of general support, and what not.
