Officials Meet With Activists Angry Over Brain-Damaged Girl's Treatment
A meeting in Chicago focused on whether treatment given to a severely brain-damaged girl was humane. The nine-year old girl had surgery to remove her womb and breast buds and also received growth-stunting hormones in order to permanently keep her child-sized. The girl's parents say that it will allow the girl to be more comfortable and allow for her to be cared for at home even as she gets older. However, activists say that such treatment is tantamount to mutilation.
A-M-A officials meet with activists angry over treatment to brain-damaged girl
Two officials from the American Medical Association met with members of grass-roots organizations at the meeting. While the two parties had hoped to reconcile their differences, no immediate policy changes could be agreed upon.
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