My Sister's Keeper

[the_bob_delusion]

Do you think it's morally or ethically right for the parents to conceive a child soley for the purpose of using him/her as a donor for another child?

Is it also morally or ethically right to select a specific characteristics of genetics that you want for a child you want to conceive(instead of say head colour or IQ, you selected out one with a specific genetics.)?

Do parents have the right to force a child to help another person given there will be some suffering invovled?

What would you do if it was you?

[mugssy65]

The movie my sisters keeper was based on a book by the same name, the ending of the book was worse than the movie.

I have a daughter with kidney problems and if it comes to it any of our family will willingly give her one of ours!

[azureline**]

http://www.jodipicoult.com.au/mysisterskeeper.html

[dalyssmum]

a 7yr old obviously cannot make an informed decision. No suffering??? I doubt it. 

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Yep, no suffering. Actually she was soooooo happy after the procedure, even have photos of her with the biggest smile on her face, pleased as punch she was.   Sorry if that doesn't work into your theoretical scenario.

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[dalyssmum]

I do know people who conceived a baby in the hope that the baby would be a bone marrow match.  The baby wasn't a match but the baby was very much loved and provided great joy to all members of the family.

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[crystal**flake]

We don't really know what goes on down deep of ones soul if it doesn't work.

[i-once-was-bump]

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Yep, no suffering. Actually she was soooooo happy after the procedure, even have photos of her with the biggest smile on her face, pleased as punch she was.   Sorry if that doesn't work into your theoretical scenario.

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You already had the 7 year old so you didn't have to have another child so you were spared that decision but you (and your husband?) still had to make a decision most parents hope they will never have to make. I think that the decision to have the 7 year old donate bone marrow to the 3 year old is a decision that can only be made within the family at the time the issue arises.

Who knows what any of us would do until we are faced with such a situation.

[chinchuckchick]

Dalysmum, I would do the same as you if one of our children was a match for each other. However, knowing 2 people who have donated I doubt that the process is pain free. All the stuff beforehand is what hurts.

your daughter at 7 most righteously felt proud of what she had done

[darksideofthemoon]

The movie my sisters keeper was based on a book by the same name, the ending of the book was worse than the movie.

I have a daughter with kidney problems and if it comes to it any of our family will willingly give her one of ours!

Oh okay mugsy 🙂

Kidney problems must be very distressing for everyone and yes, I can well imagine parting with a kidney for a loved one.

[darksideofthemoon]

http://www.jodipicoult.com.au/mysisterskeeper.html

Having read your post azure, it makes me feel sick... and under those circumstances I really have to feel it is immoral in every sense of the word... 

That brings out the side of me that feels that if a child has a threatening illness then maybe one has to learn to accept they could die and allow that to be the end of the efforts.

To bring another child into the world to use for 'spare parts' is criminal... So there you go, you have illicited an opinion from me 🙂

[margomeoz]

I don't think it possible for anyone to have a true opinion unless they are in the position of having to go through with the option of needing a doner for a child they already have.

It's easy to take the moral high ground when you don't have to choose between life and death of a child you love.

I think the only right or wrong in it is for the people having to make the decision should feel.