who lives in Billericay , southern England , said the operation was in her daughter 's best interests . `` First of all , this is not about me . If it was about me , I would have given up caring for Katie a long , long while ago , '' she told GMTV . `` It is about quality of life and for Katie to not have the associated problems of menstruation adds to her quality of life . It means she can continue with the quality of life we can give her now . `` Katie would n't understand menstruation at all . She has no comprehension about what will be happening to her body . All she would feel is the discomfort , the stomach cramps and the headaches , the mood swings , the tears , and wonder what is going on . '' Thorpe said an operation would be best for Katie , despite the initial pain it would cause . She added : `` The short-term pain and discomfort we can manage with painkillers . We will be able to manage that pain much better than menstruation once a month , when Katie
LONDON , England -- A mother is seeking to have the womb of her severely disabled daughter removed to prevent the 15-year-old from feeling the pain and discomfort of menstruation . Doctors in Britain are now taking legal advice to see if they are permitted to carry out the hysterectomy on Katie Thorpe , who suffers from cerebral palsy . But a charity campaigning for the disabled said on Monday the move could infringe human rights and would set a `` disturbing precedent . '' Andy Rickell , executive director of disability charity Scope , told the Press Association : `` It is very difficult to see how this kind of invasive surgery , which is not medically necessary and which will be very painful and traumatic , can be in Katie 's best interests . `` This case raises fundamental ethical issues about the way our society treats disabled people and the respect we have for disabled people 's human and reproductive rights . Watch why the surgery is so controversial '' `` If this enforced sterilization is approved , it will have disturbing implications for young disabled girls across Britain . '' Katie 's mother Alison Thorpe ,