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Are Our Children a Means to an End?

Are Our Children a Means to an End?
A mother walks toward school with her children in Lavau-sur-Loire, western France on Sept. 2, 2021 Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images
Jennifer Lahl
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I recently read a fascinating ethics consult about the topic of savior siblings. A savior sibling refers to the creation of a genetically matched embryo that will be implanted, and after birth used to be the savior of a sick sibling in need of a donor.
Jennifer Lahl
Jennifer Lahl
Author
Jennifer Lahl is the founder and president of the Center for Bioethics and Culture and producer of the documentary films, “Eggsploitation,” “Anonymous Father’s Day,” “Breeders: A Subclass of Women?,” “Maggie’s Story,” and “#BigFertility,” which was an official selection in the Silicon Valley International Film Festival. Her new film, “Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender?” was released June 17, 2021.
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