Ashley Treatment
Controversial growth attenuation and sterilization procedures on a disabled child.
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The Ashley Treatment is a controversial set of medical procedures performed on a young girl with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. It involved growth attenuation via high-dose estrogen therapy, hysterectomy, and breast bud removal, intended to improve her quality of life and ease long-term care. The case sparked international debate and criticism from disability rights groups and bioethics commentators.
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- Born
- 1997
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington
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Did You Know?
- By 2016, at least 65 children were reported to have undergone growth attenuation therapy.
- The first publicly reported boy to receive growth attenuation therapy was named Tom.
- Ashley's static encephalopathy was caused by a SNP mutation in the GRIN1 gene, discovered in June 2016.
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