Illustration for an article in the upcoming Fall 2014 issue of Tikkun Magazine. In the op-ed piece, Eli Clare questions the ethics of the medical procedure one father orders for his developmentally disabled daughter.
Article yet to be published, but here's a hint of the controversy around "The Ashley Treatment"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Treatment
And here's a quote from the article:
Article yet to be published, but here's a hint of the controversy around "The Ashley Treatment"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Treatment
And here's a quote from the article:
"A pillow is a soft cushion; an angel, a sweet, spiritual being filled with innocence. But then what is a pillow angel? I imagine Ashley as a cushion giving you comfort, a cherub resting passively among pillows, a spiritual abstraction. Does love mean denying your daughter’s earth-bound, everyday, messy body?"
