Show Mother Opposes Ten Children in inCourt Court Fight Fight- To Decide on Amputation n of Girls Girl's Arm SEATTLE Feb 21 UPI iTO P In Inthe the face of a mothers mother's opposition opposition opposition tion Washington's highest court ourt must decide whether a judge can order the amputation of an 11 year-old year girls girl's grossly distorted arm Patricia Hudson born with her left arm disproportionately large Is the pawn in the Uie tragedy tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy that has aligned her mother against her four brothers and five sisters in the controversy The children first brought the case before Superior Judge Wilham William William Wil Wil- liam ham G. G Long In Juvenile court here Little Patricia wearing a cape to shield her greatly overgrown overgrown overgrown over over- grown member supported their appeal for an amputation order even in the face of what she knew was a grave risk l A Seattle d doc doctors 0 C t tor 0 r s to whom Judge Long recently submitted the case expressed fear that death would be almost certain within a few years If It the arm were vez-e not amputated After a arguments r g gum U m e en n t s Friday which showed the arm to be 10 times the weight of the other the court assigned the case for fora a written opinion The mother Mrs Patricia Hudson asked the supreme court to prohibit a court order for an amputation expressing fear that the operation would bring death The father Claude E. E Hudson 58 Is an Invalid Im afraid the operation will kill her the mother explained But even If It I knew that hat she would come through h alive I would still be against It because because because be be- cause I believe that theres there's a a. chance that some day medical science may find some way to cure her armI armI arm I dont don't think it will kill her herit If it she's left eft alone as the doctors doctors doc doe tors claim I had her examined myself and was told that the arm isn't getting bigger any anymore anymore anymore more than the rest of ot her gets bigger as she grows She skates like other children children children chil chil- dren and even sews She doesn't r run n and hide when people come cometo cometo cometo to the door like It was cl claimed She only runs sometimes to get gether gether gether her cloak to cover her arm The father indicated he did not share his wife's wholehearted wholehearted whole whole- hearted hearte opposition to the operation operation operation opera opera- tion but said Mid he was leaving It up to mama The girl dropped out of ot school two ego ngo and now has a tutor tutor tutor tu tu- tu- tu tor at home |