“The parents of a nine-year-old girl with the mental ability of a three-month-old baby are using hormone treatment to prevent their child from growing to adult size
The girl has a rare brain condition which leaves her unable to walk or talk and her parents believe she will have a better quality of life if she remains small.”
Via Marginal Revolution.
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‘Designer’ babies with made-to-order defects?
Creating made-to-order babies with genetic defects would seem to be an ethical minefield, but to some parents with disabilities — say, deafness or dwarfism — it just means making babies like them...
Three percent, or four clinics surveyed, said they have provided the costly, complicated procedure to help families create children with a disability.
Whose life is it anyway?
Podcasts (updated);
Being Different;Geoff Adams-Spink travels to three continents to meet a number of disabled people- Ghana, Denmark, Jordan
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There is an active ongoing campaign to raise awareness of the Asphyxia Activity known as the Choking Game. Parents, educators, and concerned parents have joined together to campaign the DARE program and Elementary/Middle School Health Programs to include asphyxia activity into the
current programs. Children and parents need to be educated to the
dangers of this activity.
Asphyxia activity is known all over this country, Canada and the world. There's a great chance that your child or grandchild, niece or nephew has already heard of it and has tried it or may be enticed to play it. Children as young as 6 years old have explained it to shocked parents. They don't know the deadliness or the dangers of permanent disabling brain damage, they think it's fun, safe and silly. Please help by signing
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