What follows is an excerpt from the WPAS investigative report on the Ashley case:
In order to ensure that a court order is obtained before a sterilization or growth-limiting medical intervention is preformed on an individual with a developmental disability, Children’s Hospital has entered into an agreement with WPAS to take the following steps:
A. Implementation of [...]
Archive for January, 2009
The hospital promised no growth attenuation without court order in 2007
Posted in Dr. Diekema's explanation, generalization of growth attenuation, investigation, the WPAS report, tagged Ashley, Ashley treatment, Ashley X, bioethics, breast bud removal, desabilities, disability rights, ethics, ethics committee, growth attenuation, hysterectomy, involuntary sterilization, mastectomy, medical ethics, pillow angel, Seattle Children's, University of Washington, WPAS on January 31, 2009 | Comments Off
What about conflicts of interest in ethics committees?
Posted in Ashley's father, Dr. Diekema's explanation, Money, investigation, the special ethics committee, tagged Ashley, Ashley treatment, Ashley X, bioethics, desabilities, disability rights, ethics, ethics committee, ethics consultation, growth attenuation, medical decision-making, medical ethics, pillow angel on January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
The growth attenuation working group’s opinion goes that there’s no need for physicians to seek court review because a hospital ethics committee with a variety of members will be good enough for consideration of a parental request for growth attenuation. That reminds me of the Biederman/Nemeroff scandals that have been going on for the last [...]
Ashley’s father’s plan to promote “the Ashley Treatment”
Posted in Ashley's father, Dr. Diekema's explanation, generalization of growth attenuation, information, tagged Ashley, Ashley treatment, Ashley X, bioethics, disabilities, disability rights, ethics committee, growth attenuation, pillow angel on January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
In the December 31, 2007 update of his blog, Ashley’s father revealed what he was considering to do to promote “the Ashley Treatment” for the quality of life of other Pillow Angels in the world.
・ He asks “pioneering parents” who want to do the same as they did to contact them through e-mail for information exchange. They are willing [...]
A detailed report of the growth attenuation syposium
Posted in generalization of growth attenuation, information on January 27, 2009 | Comments Off
Here is a detailed report of the growth attenuation symposium held at the Seattle Children’s Hospital last week by someone who was not just there but made exallent points at the microphone.
http://eminism.org/blog/index.php
The two distinctive groups of defenders (additional info)
Posted in Ashley's father, Dr. Diekema's explanation, Uncategorized, tagged Ashley treatment, Ashley X, bioethics, desabilities, disability rights, ethics, growth attenuation, pillow angel on January 21, 2009 | Comments Off
Visit this page of the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at the Seattle Children’s and see who were invited last year as guest speakers for bioethics seminars. These seminars are totally different occasions from the pediatric bioethics conferences mentioned in my previous post.
Norman Fost for the October 2 seminar.
Joel Frader for the June 5 [...]
The two distinctive groups of defenders
Posted in Ashley's father, Dr. Diekema's explanation, Uncategorized, tagged Asahley treatment, Ashley X, bioethics, desabilities, ethics, growth attenuation, pillow angel on January 19, 2009 | Comments Off
While harshly criticized by many, the decision by Ashley’s parents and the special ethics committee of the hospital was also strongly defended by some professionals. I imagine that’s how people remember the controversy two years ago. But were those defenders all really unbiased or uninterested “professional”s? Reviewing who they are, I find two distinctive groups [...]
