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- From: riolo@COR4.PICA.ARMY.MIL (Joseph P. Riolo)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.deaf-l
- Subject: Re: Re:60 Minutes
- Message-ID: <9211101747.aa13342@COR4.PICA.ARMY.MIL>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 22:47:34 GMT
- Sender: DEAF LIST <DEAF-L@SIUCVMB.BITNET>
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- Chris,
-
- >About the decision of the cochlear implantation, don't you think it's
- >by far the best solution to leave *that* decision with the parents? It is
- >your and my responsibility to inform these parents of all the pros and
- >cons of everything, and I'm sure that these parents reached their decision
- >with difficult soulsearching and discussions with a lot of other people.
- >I would be opposed to anyone's interfering with their decision and preventing
- >them from deciding.
-
- I agree with you on this. However, it is not that all clear cut.
- Parents may be misinformed. Parents may be under undue pressures. Parents
- may be coerced. Parents may not do hard thinking. Parents may not listen
- to deaf child. So on... Also, at what age of child her interests have to
- be considered in place of her parents' intersets? But, again, I agree with
- you that ultimately, it is best to leave decision to parents. Thanks
- for writing.
-
- Joseph P. Riolo
- <riolo@pica.army.mil>
-