Very interesting view on BBC - the Brits they were interviewing were appalled, mostly that America is so backwards that we would leave a poor family in this situation. Apparently there is a feeling that if we had socialized medicine, there would be a support structure in place for the family, and this choice would never have arisen.
I also understand that the doctors thought of it, rather than the parents.
The only thing about it that bothers me is the removal of the breast buds. The rest benefits the child, but that bit seems only to benefit the parents.
And I am not seeing any info on how the hormones are administered - if she has to take shots, it's not OK; if they are fed to her with everything else in the tube, fine.