Have you guys ever seen the movie or read the book My Sister's Keeper? Well in this film there is a girl named Ana that was a "test tube baby" Her parents chose to have one of their embryos specially altered so it was a genetic match for her leukemia-stricken sister, Kate. For years Ana has been the one keeping Kate alive, but when Kate is in need of a kidney, Ana is done. Ana decides to sue her parents for "medical emancipation", rights to her own body.
Here is a story similar to that of Ana and Kate's. Do you think that this is wrong, or is it OK engineer an embryo to ensure the well being another child?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/april-2-2010/embryonic-stem-cell-controversy/5995/
Personally, I believe that it is okay to do this as long as there isn't potential harm to the child being born. If there is a chance to save a child without hurting another, then it's worth a shot. Also, the research that can be done is very beneficial. In the movie, My Sister's Keeper, it had good and bad attributes, like surgery as bad. However, with this family using the stem cells, they did not harm their new child and saved the life of their son. That's very touching in my opinion, but it all depends on the situation and how it is being done.
ReplyDeleteDepends on the situation. If you want another child and you are going to care for and love both children equally then yes. But if you're only using one as a medical resource than no because it is not fair to that child.
ReplyDeleteThere's actually a movie of a dystopian society which is based on this idea (it's just an interesting fact, I don't know what it's called, and it was badly directed anyway so I don't recommend watching it). I don't think this is right, as the second child will grow up just to be "sacrificed," which is very unfair to him or her and everyone involved in the child's life.
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