Saviour Siblings
What Are The Risks And Down Sides To Creating “Savior Siblings”?
Outline
Thesis Statement: What are the risks and down sides to creating “savior siblings”? I. Why have a “savior sibling” II. What is a “savior sibling?” A. How are they created B. What is their purpose
III. How does it not work? A. Flaws in the procedure B. Complications after the birth
IV. “Savior Siblings” that weren’t born for it A. Emotional issues of donor B. Emotional issues of recipient V. Who gets to decide? A. Medical emancipation B. Refusing medical treatment C. Conditions
VI. It could all work out
What are the risks and down sides of “savior siblings”? Nothing is more wonderful than the birth of a baby. Babies are a symbol of life and love that a man and woman create together. It is heartbreaking when a man and woman just can’t seem to conceive a child, but with the medical advances today we have something called in vitro fertilization. The process of in vitro fertilization is not guaranteed to be 100% to always work but it definitely increases the chances of a woman giving birth to a baby. Now imagine that baby is sick or not healthy. Maybe that baby has a rare disease and there is little to no hope of him or her surviving. Is there anything you would not do to save your baby? What if it meant giving birth to another baby? Unfortunately this is a scenario that happens. Parents of terminally ill children make the decision to have another baby in order to save the child they already have. The babies are called “savior siblings”. This sounds like a great solution for the problem, but what about the new baby as it grows up? What are the risks and the down sides to creating savior siblings”? The term “savior sibling” first appeared in The Journal of Medical Ethics in October 2002 (Quinion). “Savior siblings” start off with in vitro fertilization. Following the in vitro fertilization the embryos are put through a
Outline
Thesis Statement: What are the risks and down sides to creating “savior siblings”? I. Why have a “savior sibling” II. What is a “savior sibling?” A. How are they created B. What is their purpose
III. How does it not work? A. Flaws in the procedure B. Complications after the birth
IV. “Savior Siblings” that weren’t born for it A. Emotional issues of donor B. Emotional issues of recipient V. Who gets to decide? A. Medical emancipation B. Refusing medical treatment C. Conditions
VI. It could all work out
What are the risks and down sides of “savior siblings”? Nothing is more wonderful than the birth of a baby. Babies are a symbol of life and love that a man and woman create together. It is heartbreaking when a man and woman just can’t seem to conceive a child, but with the medical advances today we have something called in vitro fertilization. The process of in vitro fertilization is not guaranteed to be 100% to always work but it definitely increases the chances of a woman giving birth to a baby. Now imagine that baby is sick or not healthy. Maybe that baby has a rare disease and there is little to no hope of him or her surviving. Is there anything you would not do to save your baby? What if it meant giving birth to another baby? Unfortunately this is a scenario that happens. Parents of terminally ill children make the decision to have another baby in order to save the child they already have. The babies are called “savior siblings”. This sounds like a great solution for the problem, but what about the new baby as it grows up? What are the risks and the down sides to creating savior siblings”? The term “savior sibling” first appeared in The Journal of Medical Ethics in October 2002 (Quinion). “Savior siblings” start off with in vitro fertilization. Following the in vitro fertilization the embryos are put through a