tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post7552024850798746864..comments2023-10-18T02:49:34.086-07:00Comments on Savior Siblings: The Gamble? - The Katie Trebing StoryJudy and Lilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548229815191728394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-45468179053338972052009-06-16T17:19:01.113-07:002009-06-16T17:19:01.113-07:00i say let people do as they please, and let evolut...i say let people do as they please, and let evolution take its course. if someone who has the biochemistry knowledge or the money to hire a lab to engineer savioring siblings then more power to them; they are evolving to the next level of human existence.tommy huynhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134363869613077076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-63923788545734926332009-06-16T07:59:56.565-07:002009-06-16T07:59:56.565-07:00I do think your right Judy, we are possibly playin...I do think your right Judy, we are possibly playing God by taking action against illness. Survival of the fittest, right? Those who are strongest are those who survive? But I feel like with illness it comes down to a person's choice. If you or I or someone we love are sick then we often choose to seek help and get better. Doctors may be playing God but they aren't trying to create perfect life, they are trying to improve the quality of life and make you well. They are not choosing who lives and dies based on how you perform in society or how fit you are. If they did that and were allowed to pick and choose who they treated then that would be a different story. Instead they are just trying to make sick people feel better, most times for which people are greatful. If you don't want to get treated for your illness and want nature to take its course that's your choice. With the savior siblings, the "children" are given no choice. It is up to a scientist and his test results to decide who is choosen and who ends up in the biohazard bag at the end of the day. So to summarize and answer your question, yes it is all subjective. But for me, free will and having the ability to ask for help are very important. I guess I draw the line where its not right to act as a "creator" but it is ok to act as a "maintainer" if that makes any sense at all.Lisa Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475095944519643610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-9595883968731241982009-06-15T22:26:22.080-07:002009-06-15T22:26:22.080-07:00Nicely put Lisa! That was pretty much a nice segwa...Nicely put Lisa! That was pretty much a nice segway into the new post this week..thanks for the intro :) Can I play devil's advocate for a little bit? So you commented about "letting nature take it's course" and how maybe it's meant to be one way or another and my point may seem a little far-fetched but let me try this (if it doesn't make sense, just disregard :) So if you or a loved one are diagnosed with pneumonia or even cancer, do you let nature take it's course? And just wait and see if it's meant to be that you survive without doctor's "playing God." I think it's interesting how we all are able to pick and choose to what extent we consider "playing God" ok. Just like you said how PGD and savior siblings "allows us too much power and allows us to play God a little more then we should have the ability to." But where and how do you draw the line where we're "playing God" too much? Isn't it just way to subjective?Judy Nanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-40244160773692152422009-06-15T11:50:53.940-07:002009-06-15T11:50:53.940-07:00I think the biggest problem for me is the fact tha...I think the biggest problem for me is the fact that you're basicly designing a child to have the specifications that you need in order to save your sick child. I would be ok with deciding to get pregnant again and letting nature take it's course...If the child you have happens to be a match and can help the sick child then maybe it's meant to be. But doing genetic testing and basicly throwing away the "children" that aren't what you need is wrong. I know that sounds like it all comes down to when you think a human life forms and the whole abortion issue, but thats not my point. My problem is with having different embryos that all have the same potential to become a child, yet being able to choose which one of those is used just because it's a genetic match for your sick child. I think that gives us too much power and allows us to play God a little more then we should have the ability to.Lisa Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475095944519643610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-67572164643951713522009-06-14T11:25:49.924-07:002009-06-14T11:25:49.924-07:00This is such a tough question! I guess if I were ...This is such a tough question! I guess if I were a parent, I would definitely use the cord blood and a bone marrow transplant from the savior sibling to cure their sick brother / sister. I have a harder time saying I would make the child go through an organ transplant, but I guess if it were a matter or life or death, I would. I think I would have to take into account the risks / benefits as well as the age of the savior sibling. If they were old enough to understand and make this decision, that would definitely bring another element as far as this question goes. However, I know I would gladly donate an organ to either of my sisters if they needed one! ~ Sarah GoodsteinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085659330691283773.post-72766459383056778282009-06-08T23:27:40.427-07:002009-06-08T23:27:40.427-07:00very interesting stuff... when i return back to wo...very interesting stuff... when i return back to work i am going to look more into this topic.tommy huynhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134363869613077076noreply@blogger.com