I read about Charlie @ BBC on July 27th, 2004. At that time he was around day 25 after transplant. Today, three months later, The Guardian reports “Boy cured by ‘designer baby’ cells”. A six-year-old boy has been cured of a rare blood disorder after receiving blood cells from a baby brother born to save…
Savior Siblings – PGD
PGD Article @ The New Zealand Herald
Guidelines clear way for gene-screen babies 05.10.2004 By ELIZABETH BINNING New Zealand parents will soon be able to have babies free of serious genetic disorders and babies whose tissue can be used to help ill siblings. But they will not be able to choose the sex of their unborn child. The guidelines, formulated by the…
A Tasmanian couple PGD for PID
An Australian couple who created medical history and sparked a storm of controversy about their decision to have a “designer” baby to save their seriously ill son have spoken out about their choice in a new film. The Tasmanian couple, known only as Stephen and Leanne, welcomed their life-saving baby boy, CJ, last month. CJ…
Italian health minister & PGD
Politics & PGD. Italian minister in troubleCalls for his resignation abound after stem cell transplant announcement. Politicians and scientists in Italy are calling for the resignation of health minister Girolamo Sirchia this week, over a contentious law on assisted reproduction. … While reporting on the “historic outcome” at a press conference, Sirchia did not mention…
Reproductive Genetics Institute
REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS INSTITUTE I received a call today from Olga Dragunsky, who works at Reproductive Genetics Institute Chicago to remind us of the party dedicated to the babies born through IVF & PGD on Sunday September 19, 2004 in Chicago, Ill. She also talked about helping other couples who might benefit from PGD by making…
Molly and Adam Nash
Molly – > Falconi Anemia Adam – > 100% HLA match, perfect donor. IVF & PGD baby. Molly – Cured! Watch and hear their story here ABC News – Good Morning America – 08/06/04 08:07:15 Genetic selection gives girl a brother and a second chance CNN.com – Oct 3, 2000 Genetic testing of embryos raises…
RGI – Designer Baby Party!
Charlie Article @ BBC
“Designer baby transplant success. A boy with a rare blood disorder has been successfully given stem cells from his perfect match ‘designer baby’ brother. We won’t be able to declare him cured until a year after his transplant. Dr Ajay Vora, consultant hameatologist looking after Charlie.” The story from the BBC of Charlie a boy…
PGD Article @ The Boston Globe
Britain loosens rules on screening human embryos By Beth Gardiner, Associated Press | July 22, 2004 LONDON — Britain’s fertility regulator said yesterday it was loosening rules on screening human embryos to allow couples to conceive a baby in hopes of curing an ailing sibling. Read the complete article here ATF
PGD Article @ BBC
‘Designer babies’: Relax the rules? The rules governing ‘designer babies’ may soon be relaxed to allow more screening and embryo selection. Very interesting comments on the BBC website, some of them are: I think I’d be very happy to know I’d helped save my sibling’s life when I was born. It is totally illogical to…