please read the following two definitions: Now that you have read these two definitions, let me proceed. A former student wrote the following passage (below in blue) on 6/22/09 and I thought I would share her comments with everyone. Even though it’s been seven years since she wrote this, I found the insight informative and I learned from it, so perhaps you will find it interesting too! Jensen, E. (2009). Chapter 1. Understanding the Nature of Poverty. In Teaching With Poverty in Mind. Retrieved from Students, chapter 2/ page 54 (Berk, 2013) of your course textbook discussed reproductive technologies. Amid all that are mentioned, a very specific and controversial purpose of reproductive technology was left out. Chapter 2 does not address Savior Siblings, which I think is an interesting concept. The first time I heard of savior siblings was during the Season 10 Episode 5 show of Grey’s Anatomy (October 2013). I thought the concept must be a joke, but then I researched it. Nope. Savior siblings
are a real thing. For or those of you interested in the Grey’s Anatomy episode, here is a YouTube clip. Start watching for 1 minute (until the clip ends). Is this the first time you have heard of “savior siblings”? Here is some historical context that may intrigue you. The term “savior sibling” has only been around since 2002 and the first documented savior sibling case was just 1 year later. That’s just 14 years ago (“Savior Sibling”, n.d.). We don’t know if the practice of “savior” siblings was already being done before 2002, just without the name “savior sibling”. Also, today these types of medical situations aren’t commonly read about in the news or printed magazines. Given the highly ethical and controversial nature of the topic, I can personally see why parents who currently chose to do this could possibly want to do this privately. Reference Berk, L. E. (2013). , 6/E. Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database. “Savior Sibling”. (n.d.)