Donor Babies Grace Of God Saviors Or Last Resort...

Donor Babies: Grace of God saviors or last resort recyclables â€Å"It made me wonder, thought, what would have happened if Kate had been healthy. Certainly, I would not be part of this family.† A quotation from the 2004 book My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult. (My Sister s Keeper) A book about a girl who was born as a donor baby to help her sister not die. In the book Anna wants the rights to her body and goes to court to get them. Why shouldn’t she, how horrible would it be to have to always give a part of your â€Å"unwanted† body and I don’t believe that donor babies, also known as savior siblings, are a good thing in the world. First, we will genetically choose the problems with donor babies. Then, we will dissect over the causes, and finally,†¦show more content†¦Robert Levine, an ethicist at Yale University s School of Medicine, in a 1991 article in the New York Times by Gina Kolata. Another problem is that we are trying to avoid so we look for another life to save another. As described in Jodi Picoult’s book, My Sister’s Keeper â€Å"A ‘designer baby’ not as Prada, or Coach, or Gucci, but more or less like a cafeteria style menu selection.† (My Sister s Keeper) â€Å"Most babies are born unwanted; Anna at least was a wanted child, but she is wanted as a product; as a medical treatment; as a donor.† (Lahl 117) There is also another side to the argument, according to Erin Nelson and Timothy Caulfield’s 2009 book, When it Comes to Savior Siblings, Let s Just Stick to the Facts. In that, they argue that everything should be based on facts. The umbilical can cure many types of blood disorders and is usually discarded at birth any way. There was a huge debate in England and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) changed their rules due to it. You can now get umbilical cord blood easier. â€Å"Parents have kids for all sorts of reasons. Some are looking for a hockey star. Others need children to work in the fields or for long-term security. Still others have children by accident. Are these more ethically sound than the idea of a ‘savior sibling’?† (When it Comes to Savior Siblings, Let s Just Stick to