Jamie Bohr was carried out at the embryo stage, when it was established that it
cells were almost perfectly coincide with the cells of his brother Charlie.



Whitaker helped the British doctor Mohammed Taranissi said yesterday that it has
for similar assistance requested another 12 pairs. He added that three or four
couples have long-standing problems with fertilization, and therefore only have eight of them have
a real chance to reach the stage of embryo selection.



Evan Harris, a spokesman for the Liberal Democrats on
Health, who until his recent move to Derbyshire represented
county where they live Whitaker, said the government should allow Parliament
to revise the law relating to reproduction. "The government must resolve
public and parliamentary debate on the Act on reproduction and embryology
to change it, allowing the holding of such a procedure, - he said. -
This law for 13 years, and it does not match the level of technological development. "




Jamie Whitaker was not the first born in the UK baby selected to help
kin: in 2001, a couple whose child was suffering from leukemia and needed
bone marrow transplant, and went through the same way.



Other babies, "modified" for this purpose, were born in the U.S.. Brother Jamie
ill a rare form of anemia that requires regular, painful treatment.
Defeat the disease can only stem cell transplant from a relative
perfect match of fabrics.



Yesterday, the Office for the reproduction rights and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has expressed its
defense of his decision does not allow such treatment.
Press secretary, said: "We must seek the welfare of the embryo, but not its
relative. In the future, our policy may change. But now
We are very strict attitude towards licensing, considering each individual
case, given the scientific, medical and moral aspects. In this document, HFEA
clearly states that a woman is only allowed such treatment, which goes to
favor of the unborn child. "



HFEA said that the testing and selection of embryos are allowed to prevent
birth of a child with genetic diseases, but are not allowed to help
another child.



Robert Verkeyk

Source: Inopressa.com