'How Can They Mutilate Ashley?' ; As Research That Could Treat 'Incurable' Diseases Faces Ban, a Tragic Little Girl Stirs Up an Ethical Storm

Evening Standard - London › January 05, 2007

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ALMOST half a million people have visited the website set up by the parents of severely disabled nine-year-old Ashley X as the row over the decision to stunt her growth continues.

Thousands of messages have been posted and the site has been visited more than 420,000 times in 24 hours.

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'How Can They Mutilate Ashley?' ; As Research That Could Treat 'Incurable' Diseases Faces Ban, a Tragic Little Girl Stirs Up an Ethical Storm

Ashley suffers from static encephalopathy, which means she has the mind of a three-month-old baby and cannot wal...

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