Showing posts with label ethical consideration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ethical consideration. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Ethical Consideration

My friend S knows the family in the story below which recently ran in the Toronto Star.  This couple had a new baby in the hope he can save his sister from leukemia.  I told people I knew about this, and one of my sisters remembered a similar story which ran several years ago. She found it and sent it to me.  Another friend who is a psychologist said the idea of having a baby to save your sick child is totally wrong and that it didn't bode well for the newborn. It's interesting because in this older story, the 'Parents stirred outrage 20 years ago when they conceived her to donate bone marrow'.  What are your thoughts on this?  After watching the older story, I was moved by the love that motivated it. 

Here is the story that ran in the Toronto Star on the weekend.
New brother brings love and hope to sister with leukemia.

Here is the similar story that happened 20 years ago which my sister found:
Born to save sister’s life, she’s ‘glad I am in this family’.