Growth attenuation and young people with profound disabilities : why we need to talk about Charley
By: Hamilton, Carol.
Series: Disability & Society 30 (7) 2015: 1055-1070. 2015Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): Ashley X | Charley Hooper | SEVERE PROFOUND AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES | GROWTH | HORMONE THERAPY | STERILISATION | DECISION MAKING | ETHICS | VALUES | NEW ZEALAND | DISABILITY STUDIES | ASHLEY TREATMENT | GROWTH ATTENUATION THERAPYOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Explains that in 2004 an intervention known as the Ashley Treatment was sought on behalf of Ashley X, a girl with severe developmental disabilities and the ethical, legal and social issues involved in this case remain hotly debated. Uses Judith Butler's theoretical insight to examine the interpretive frameworks through which the Ashley Treatment was carried out in New Zealand in 2009 in the case of Charley Hooper. Raises questions about ethical decison making and future physical and social requirements for profoundly disabled young people.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Explains that in 2004 an intervention known as the Ashley Treatment was sought on behalf of Ashley X, a girl with severe developmental disabilities and the ethical, legal and social issues involved in this case remain hotly debated. Uses Judith Butler's theoretical insight to examine the interpretive frameworks through which the Ashley Treatment was carried out in New Zealand in 2009 in the case of Charley Hooper. Raises questions about ethical decison making and future physical and social requirements for profoundly disabled young people.
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