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Should selecting saviour siblings be banned?

S Sheldon1, S Wilkinson

  • 1Centre for Professional Ethics, Keele University, ST5 5BG, UK. s.wilkinson@peak.keele.ac.uk

Journal of Medical Ethics
|December 3, 2004
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Selecting human embryos for implantation to create "saviour siblings" for tissue donation should not be banned. This practice offers life-saving potential and does not warrant prohibition based on ethical concerns.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Reproductive Technologies
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) combined with tissue typing enables selection of embryos.
  • This selection process can create a

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the ethical arguments for banning the selection of saviour siblings.
  • To determine if current ethical frameworks support or prohibit this reproductive technology.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of prohibitionist arguments against saviour sibling selection.
  • Ethical review of claims regarding commodification, slippery slope to 'designer babies', and child welfare.

Main Results:

  • The paper finds the prohibitionist arguments against saviour siblings to be unconvincing.
Keywords:
Genetics and Reproduction

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  • Ethical concerns regarding commodification, slippery slope, and child welfare do not justify a ban.

    • Conclusions:

    • The selection of embryos for creating saviour siblings should not be prohibited.
    • Ethical considerations do not necessitate banning this practice, which offers significant medical benefits.