Does this scare anyone else? The thought of the state having control.......

[admozart]

"The mother in this case likely has strong feelings about the so-called "deaf community" and wants her children to be a part of it. "

If that's true then I think she's being very selfish.  I'm not advocating the state's interfering with parental rights.  I'm just saying that this is a chance for these kids to grow up with their hearing.  I don't understand how a mother could deny her kids that.   First of all, I know a deaf mother with two "hearing" children, and they've never had any problems.  Furthermore,  what's this lady going to say years down the road when her kids find out that they had a chance, and how's it going to make them feel that mommy took this chance away.  I think not allowing the procedure poses the greater risk to their relationship.  Not that they would hate their mother, but they might spend a lot of time thinking about what would have been different?  Would they have made different choices? etc.  And if the implants don't work, they don't work, nothing lost.

 

 

[HazyRigby]

Originally posted by Gerry
Is it wrong to do something that will bring Glory and honor to God? Nay.

Are you forgetting that if you believe in God, then He is the one who wanted these children to be born deaf in the first place?

Originally posted by admozart
I'm just saying that this is a chance for these kids to grow up with their hearing.

And I'm trying to explain to you that being deaf isn't some terrible hurdle to be overcome. After having known and talked to hundreds of deaf adults and children at that school, I can honestly say that I NEVER heard one of them lament his deafness. They are all proud to be who they are.

In this society, it's often easier to go along with what is mainstream. In that sense, it's probably easier to be a Caucasian in America than it is to be a minority. Would you go along with the state if they were trying to make it "easier" for foster kids by changing their skin color or by altering their features to appear more anglo? If the mother then said, "Well, I want them to remain *insert minority group here* because I want them to be a part of the culture, and there's nothing wrong with the way they were born" would you then applaud the state's actions?

Sometimes the easy road in life is neither the most noble nor the most beneficial. Some of you need to take deaf awareness classes.

 

[smurfy2day]

My husband is 75% deaf, and he does not have any problems, nor does he care two pins about getting the problem fixed!

He just accepts it for the way it is.

 

[IslandBreeze]

The mother and father in this case are BOTH deaf. Do I think the mother is wrong in her decision? Yes. Do I think she should have her children taken away from her? No, as long as she's teaching them sign language, and coping abilities for them to have as normal lives as possible being deaf. The mother is not neglecting her children; she feels like she would have a closer relationship with them if they did NOT have the implants. And the children are REALLY young anyway. But the state should not interfere with this case.

 

[smurfy2day]

UPDATE: The jude said "NO!" The children will NOT be having the implants!!!!!!!!

 

[HazyRigby]

That's great!

 

[ZiSunka]

Originally posted by paulewog
I think the point was that the government is more and more in control of even your own kids......

which is not good

But maybe it's in the best interest of the child to have the implants.

If the headline read:
"State wants child to have surgery to prevent the loss of a leg"
you'd be behind it 100%, wouldn't you?

Even if the mother said, "I don't want the surgery because being handicapped is a good thing, a culture I want my child to experience and embrace," you'd still want the state to step in and save that boy's foot, wouldn't you? You'd think the mother was crazy, wanting her son to lose his foot so he would experience a disability.

Same thing with deafness. Why should the child have to live with deafness, just because the mother prefers him that way?

 

[OutletOverkill]

Originally posted by smurfy2day
UPDATE: The jude said "NO!" The children will NOT be having the implants!!!!!!!!

Sick.