Reconsidering Intellectual Disability: L'Arche, Medical Ethics, and Christian Friendship

by Jason Reimer Greig

Book Overview

Drawing on the controversial case of "Ashley X," a girl with severe developmental disabilities who received interventionist medical treatment to limit her growth and keep her body forever small-a procedure now known as the "Ashley Treatment"-Reconsidering Intellectual Disability explores important questions at the intersection of disability theory, Christian moral theology, and bioethics.

What are the biomedical boundaries of acceptable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626162433
• ISBN13: 9781626162433
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher