I believe
Ashley's rights are violated because she was unable to be involved and have a
say in what was being done to her body. In volunteering with kids who are like
Ashley I think severely disabled people sadly don't have much of a quality of
life as it is; I believe that controlling these people even further than they
already have to be, which is in practically everything, is wrong. Almost
everything else is taken away from them/out of their control, so I think they at
least ought to have the right to be as “normal” as they can be, i.e. have a grown
body if it.
The
main objection to that is: well because Ashley doesn’t have any control and is
almost solely responsible on her caregivers then it’s morally okay for her
parents to decide what to do with her body, i.e the surgeries. What I have to
say to this is: yes, Ashley’s parents and caregivers do everything for her, but
just like every other human being, Ashley has rights as a person, most of which
are already hindered or out of her control as it is with her disability. Her
parents/caregivers often act as her conscience and she’s probably not treated
equally in the majority of setting. To keep Ashley alive her parents/caregivers
do have to do the majority of everything for her, but making the decision to do
these surgeries on her isn't something that absolutely needs to happen in order
to keep her alive,
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