Surgery on girl raises ethical questions
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_he_me/stunted_daughter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070105/capt.wxs12001050053.stunted_daughter_wxs120.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=hh56JrRcLD5gQNTTR55Hcg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In a 2004 photo released by the ashleytreatment.spaces.live.com/blog, a child known only as Ashley is shown. In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of the severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little 'pillow angel' a manageable and more portable size. The bedridden 9-year-old girl had her uterus and breast tissue removed at a Seattle hospital and received large doses of hormones to halt her growth. She is now 4-foot-5. The parents do not identify themselves on their blog. (AP Photo/ashleytreatment.spaces.live.com/blog)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a case fraught with ethical questions, the parents of a severely mentally and physically disabled child have stunted her growth to keep their little "pillow angel" a manageable and more portable size.</p><br clear="all"/>