Not Jesus’ brothers and sisters

“Saviour siblings” have been created for the first time: siblings who can provide stem cells for transplantation to children suffering from leukemia and a rare type of anemia.

You know, I’ve always been rather sanguine about cloning. This isn’t cloning, but this one I’ll have to think about. At first blush–it bothers me. How’d you like to be one of these siblings, created just to help out your brother or sister?

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