Ashley The Pillow Angel

I don't usually write commentaries on things outside of my own life, but this story is all over the news, all over blogs, and, for some reason, seems to be highly controversial.
There is a little girl named Ashley, and she is nine years old. She is well-loved and cared for, and generally described as happy. However happy she may be, or how much her parents and siblings love her, she is not like other little girls. Ashley has not mentally matured since she was roughly three months old, and there is, according to her parent's blog, zero chance of any change ever happening. Now, maybe we would all be unaware of this little girl's existence, had her parent's not cared so much for her and wanted to continue to care for her at home. They chose to have her uterus removed, as well as her breast buds, and to have her growth stunted by large amounts of estrogen. She will never have to go through the pain that reproductive organs can cause as they develop normally; no menstrual cramps, no periods, no chest pains from growing breasts. Nor will she ever have the chance of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and so many other problems that can develop. And she will continue to be a size and stature that is manageable for her parents to care for. She will most likely never have to be cared for in a nursing home by strangers, in a place she may feel uncomfortable or frightened in. As her parent's blog states, she is easily startled. None of this is what I find so interesting, though. There's a huge amount of coverage on this story; but most of it covers the 'controversial nature' of these procedures. We are not talking about a girl with downs syndrome, bipolar disorder, ADD, schizophrenia, or any number of other disorders/illnesses that so many people live with. This girl is unable to walk, talk, read, hold a toy, or in any way care for herself. She is fed through a tube. This girl will never have the intellectual ability to consider sexuality of any sort, much less reproduction. What, I ask you is so wrong with sparing this girl pain and separation from the people who have so lovingly and responsibly cared for her for the entirety of her life? Seriously, people, stop fighting the people that are doing what's best for their child and start being thankful for the fact that these parents care enough about their child to spare her pain in any way possible, with as little risk to her as possible. There are many people with children much healthier than Ashley, and some with totally healthy children that don't care for or love their babies nearly as much as these people do. To the parents of Ashley, whoever and wherever you might be, if you happen to read this; best of wishes to you and your three children. Know that there are people who support you.