A controversial decision

[MsLilithJS]

I think it's great. As long as the parents were willing to have another child and give her all the love and attention they normally would and she'd save her brother's life, it's a win-win.

[blondie2998]

UH HELLO!? my sister's keeper!!

[munchmill14]

YOUR a fucking idiot fluffernut if you would have understood the concept of religion the first place, dont think it a a moral its just like re-discovering george washington. by my behalf god is history another era in homo-sapian

[bla34112]

i dont get the controversy...

[PKhereford]

YAY SCIENCE!

God is dead, and it is us who killed him.

its not a bad thing.

[Greddybear]

that the truth, but what disturbes me is that u have accepted the fact and said " it not a bad thing' ?

[Cmoneyfresh2death]

to live for something beyond ourselves is bad.? well it is true.. the world is coming to he end

[JakobSpooner]

Marie Sturgis needs to shut her fucking ratty mouth and let people get on with groundbreaking things like this, what the fuck does she know.. Dumb bitch pissed off my day now..

[superbaum]

i'm here because i like youtube - amen

[kmwatkins1020]

For anyone who doesn't believe in God or that each of us has a purpose this story is an example that should change your mind. Look around at the events that all had to take place in order for these people,(the doctors, child, and parents) to be in the place or have the ability to do what they were able to do. Science alone cannot do this nor can embryonic stem cells. That is where so many people refuse to see the real picture. There is a God and his Will will be done!

[Breeton92]

your opinion, but its not fact, i believe we're here because of millions of years of chemical reactions, it may not be fact, but its what i believe

[Breeton92]

i dont beleive in god so i couldnt give a dam who played him (:

[AYangBotcherYang]

well said.

[MongersUnited]

Controversy? Playing god? What the fuck is "Playing God" anyways? All "Playing God" is, is a phrase for pro-life liberals to use to stop people from doing stem cell research. "Playing God" that's the most fucked up thing I've ever heard in my life. These idiots need to stop watching Jurassic Park and think about the lives of people who can use stem-cell for benefit, such as this little boy. And this, of all things is far from "Playing God" this is Life saving another Life.

[kmwatkins1020]

I am one of these "pro life" believers. Apparently you are not as smart as you think you are. We have stem cell research and we use stem cells, but we do not use embryonic stem cells. How do you think you can gain embryonic stem cells without taking a life? So to save an adult that has Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's we need to kill an unborn child. Now who is the idiot!

[fluffernut63]

Who is the idiot? Who is the idiot when someone jacks off, killing hundreds of thousands of potential individual people. Who is the idiot when you say that you wouldn't donate a part of yourself in order to save another...or yet- A FAMILY MEMBER! I don't like abortion but God to me is just a metaphor for good morals. Religion just held me back from witnessing the world in other ways.

[Tombone315]

how is that playing god? and i agree with the kid below me , fucking way back there were no hospitals

[pointy69yo]

"This goes against nature, because it's man orchestrating the flow of life."

Yes, of course it is. Just like hospitals, TB jabs and eating food. Let's all lie down and starve less we interfere with nature's course.

[WoAnne]

What a beautiful story.

[pfunkle]

no, the little girl did not die, they simply used some of her cells/DNA stuff to save the boy. I can possibly understand how this might be controversial, but seriously?

[Ludovico91]

Lots of religious persons refuses to understand everithing outside of theyr 12433423 years old book.... jsut cuz it would require them to think, that is harder than just believe

[gambitmx2]

I don´t understand english very well, so I have a question,

For save the son they´re going to kill their doughter?

[AlexaLuvs]

sorry for replying 2 months after

no they are just going to use her bone maro she isnt going to die

[gambitmx2]

So I don't get it, I would do the same,

yes I know, the cirugy may huts a lot, but if he dies huts a lot more, doesnt it?

[mattbudnick]

No, they will took bone marrow cells from the daughter and gave them to the son. The daughter is alive and well.

[Jimskileeski]

she's right... you can all argue but deep inside you know its true. may baby jesus have pity on your vaginas

[JakCooney]

That lady needs to stop being a bitch its a life.

[Codename067]

That bitch Marie needs to stfu. Playing God? On what basis is she saying that there IS God? I can not believe how ignorant people can be.

I can't believe that she said that on TV. She sounded like a jackass.

[Dalek1230]

@Codename067 choosing who lives and dies,thats playing god but who knows what one would do in that situation

[Codename067]

@Dalek1230 Common man, let's not be ridiculous. The kid would've DIED eventually because his immune system was not working. Now, if you were the father, and you chose not to do the transplant, how could you ever live with yourself knowing that you COULD'VE saved your son's life, when you didn't?

The choice is clear.

If there was a 'God', he/she/it would not bring a child to the world with a weak immune system, or any disease for that matter to begin with.

Right? Damn right!

[Dalek1230]

@Codename067 No! to pick and choose out of embroys is playing god, to choose who lives and dies, lets assume IVF didnt exist. they would have had a child normaly but say the child was not a perfect match then they would carry on having children until one was made that was a perfect match, this then makes the children born "worthless" say it was the tenth sibling that matched, the lives of the nine were simply there to service, and life becomes meaningless, that "common man " is playing god

[Codename067]

@Dalek1230 - This is what I have learned about life. Believing in a "God" makes life that much more complicated. I believe in a higher power, but I don't know what or who it is, so I'm not gonna assume that it lives in the sky and call it "God" and have it restrict my life until I die. If that's what you want to do, it's all you! I'm out!

[Dalek1230]

@Codename067 Driving a car makes life more complicated , using the very computer under your fingertips now makes life more complicated! The lord gives me a greater freedom in life, for if i had to make a life or death choice, i know that i will die and go to my lord, i know that those who are, say homeless if christians and follow the bible, will be rewarded in heaven, i know that say the poor child above who died in the end, hoppefully if he was a christain, will have eternal life. Im In!

[Darklight1435]

@Codename067 I believe in what you are saying, but keep in mind, people should be allowed to believe in what they want. you are agnostic(Amiright?), and there are many different beliefs than that. Sure, that woman Marie was wrong. Maybe this was just a push into having another baby, and she shouldve thought what would she'd do in that situation instead of being pretentious. But anyway, its wrong to criticize other people's religion. Not all people who believe in God thinks and acts like she did.

[poseypot]

Way to go Dr. Hardy; your expertise is once again proven - a real asset to the medical field! - from poseypot.

[JoanneChristie]

Oh PLEASE DONT FUCKING INSULT ME!!!! DOCTOR HARDY COULDNT PASS USLME TODAY OR NEXT MONTH! SHE WAS GIVEN A DEGREE TO PROMOTE SHIT LIKE THIS SHIT! EUGENICS!!!! BULLSHIT THAT IS THE FUCKING NASTIEST SHIT TO HAVE EVER EXISTED! And this child WAS BORN FOR THE CAUSE! FATHER HAS A VAGINA!

[angelsgurl]

I dont get how ppl are against that? Having another baby saved their 1st sons life! Im mean what would you do if it was your kid?

[GoodbyeOswald]

@angelsgurl Lets see you be that daughter. Would you feel loved or used?