TOK

To what extent is the use of savior sibling justified?

AOK: biological and psychological Real life situations: Charlie Whitaker

Perception: Doctor, sibling’s view, human rights, patients, parents

Biological aspect: à prevention of future diseases à past history on genetic mutilation – Human Genome Project, Dolly the sheep (Is everything just leading up to this?) à Misdiagnosis:

Psychological aspect: à helping behavior or is this forced? à For love or for science?

Sibling’s view à Link back to TOK research question à refer to Jamie Whitaker [quotes] à Link to The Sister’s Keeper

From religious point of view: à Christianity and morality of changing who we really are

From patient him/herself: à second change of life On the exaggerating side, it is ‘reincarnation’

Weigh out all of the perspectives above and reach a conclusion To what extent is the use of savior sibling justified?

AOK: biological and psychological Real life situations: Charlie Whitaker

Perception: Doctor, sibling’s view, human rights, patients, parents

Biological aspect: à prevention of future diseases à past history on genetic mutilation – Human Genome Project, Dolly the sheep (Is everything just leading up to this?) à Misdiagnosis:

Psychological aspect: à helping behavior or is this forced? à For love or for science?

Sibling’s view à Link back to TOK research question à refer to Jamie Whitaker [quotes] à Link to The Sister’s Keeper

From religious point of view: à Christianity and morality of changing who we really are

From patient him/herself: à second change of life On the exaggerating side, it is ‘reincarnation’

Weigh out all of the perspectives above and reach a conclusion