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  1. Navigating Growth Attenuation in Children with Profound Disabilities.Benjamin S. Wilfond, Paul Steven Miller, Carolyn Korfiatis, Douglas S. Diekema, Denise M. Dudzinski & Sara Goering - 2010 - Hastings Center Report 40 (6):27-40.
    A twenty‐person working group convened to discuss the ethical and policy considerations of the controversial intervention called “growth attenuation,” and if possible to develop practical guidance for health professionals. A consensus proved elusive, but most of the members did reach a compromise.
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  • Ashley Revisited: A Response to the Peer Commentaries.Douglas Diekema & Norman Fost - 2010 - American Journal of Bioethics 10 (1):4-6.
    The case of Ashley X involved a young girl with profound and permanent developmental disability who underwent growth attenuation using high-dose estrogen, a hysterectomy, and surgical removal of her breast buds. Many individuals and groups have been critical of the decisions made by Ashley's parents, physicians, and the hospital ethics committee that supported the decision. While some of the opposition has been grounded in distorted facts and misunderstandings, others have raised important concerns. The purpose of this paper is to provide (...)
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