Talk:Savior sibling

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Did you know... that a savior sibling has undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to serve as a stem cell donor to a diseased sibling?

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what is savior sibling?

The definition for savior sibling doesn't contain any citation, which is important in this case, because savior sibling is a stem cell/bone marrow donor (via umbilical cord) rather than organ donor. I couldn't find such organ donated cases anywhere; I consider that the word organ //is a child who is born to provide an organ// need to be removed or proper citation should be given.--Dr.S.Senthivelraj 21:06, 29 December 2010 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drsrisenthil (talk • contribs)

History

The information was provided here without any citation; the following news website and educational website indicate that the first treatment was done in 2000. Adam Nash is savior and Molly Nash is the child who was saved.

[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/31/health/main326728.shtml
[1] (Westchester Institue archive-link as of 2012-03-16; original, now-dead link: http://www.westchesterinstitute.net/e-column/2007-archive/248])

--Senthi (talk) 18:54, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling

The spelling of "savior" ought to be used, since this is an international concept, not purely the USA.Royalcourtier (talk) 23:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The island

The Island is also another movie where people are raised with the intention to harvest organs 41.13.15.125 (talk) 13:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article desperately needs attention

The article does not clearly distinguish between the minimal degree of "savior siblings" (in which only the umbilical cord is required) and more maximal degrees in which the savior sibling may be expected and in some cases pressured to make additional donations over the course of their life up to and including organs. The procedure section describes only umbilical stem cell harvesting, and the bioethical concerns section seems to be referring to consequences of much more than that.

The section on ethical concerns also entirely skirts the question of concerns re: the practical and financial incentive to harvest from a preterm fetus and then terminate the pregnancy.

Finally, the section on bioethical concerns combines paragraphs that are wildly positive on the idea of savior siblings with paragraphs that read much closer to a neutral standpoint. 2600:8800:1724:E000:8814:E3BF:772C:8D0D (talk) 02:31, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]