Severely retarded girl undergoes surgery to keep her in childlike state

While I understand the reasoning behind these operations, I don't think I can agree with it. Parents who commit to raising a child with any kind of disability have to be in it for the long haul. That these parents have a limit to their commitment says a lot about their character. There are other cases of mentally retarded females that have had no such operations and yet their parents continue to care for them as much as they can. This girl can barely move; is it much different and so much more objectionable for them to care for her than it is for those who look after an adult woman in a PVS coma? Puberty may well be painful for her the way they describe it, but that is just the way of things. I wonder how much pain/change could be comprehended by someone who isn't even as smart as a chimp.

If parents are so concerned about the quality of life a child will have, assuming they can forsee that the child will be severely disabled, they should make the decision of whether or not to have an abortion. It's a bit late when the child is 9 to start thinking about what they'll be feeling.

Jam it back in, in the dark.