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Created for Her Bone Marrow, Marissa Ayala, Now 21, Has a Living Sister to Show for It

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jun 3rd 2011 11:30AM

There are obviously many reasons to have a child.
But bringing a new human being into the world for the express purpose of creating bone marrow for someone else? It was extremely controversial 20 years ago. However, 21-year-old Marissa ...Girl was conceived 20 years ago to save her sister. They're both alive and well.
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Spanish baby engineered to save brother

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 15th 2008 4:00PM

(Click the photo to read more Amazing Rescue Stories) It had to be devastating -- to learn that their son had a deadly genetic disease destined to cut his life short after just a decade. But then science reared its helpful head and offered a ...
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When pregnancy cravings veer from the usual

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Oct 18th 2007 7:36PM

When I was pregnant I wanted cupcakes. I ate as healthfully as possible whenever I could but there were times within the last month of my pregnancy when I simply had to have a cupcake. And it had to have a certain color icing and be from a ...
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