The book was "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult.
It was a very well written, fictional story about a girl who was born to save her sister from Leukemia. She was a designer baby, "conceived" in a petri dish with just the right combination of DNA to save her sister's life. The story tells about how she is suing her parents for medical emancipation because she is tired of spending her life being poked, prodded and having things taken from her body so that her sister can overcome the current life-threatening crisis.
Of course there are twists and turns and an ending that you wouldn't expect, but I couldn't help but think that, had the parents been Catholic's who follow church teachings, much of this story would have been irrelevant. It would have been up to Divine Providence whether or not any new babies the parent's had were perfect matches for their sick daughter. Would they have kept trying to have that perfect match? Maybe, maybe not. Let's say they did have one on the first try. Then what? Would they have continued to go to their well daughter time and time again to save their sick daughter? I don't know, I just think the mindset might have been different than the one the parents in this story had.
There are many stories out there about siblings who willingly donate bone marrow or organs or blood to save their sibling's life. They do it unselfishly and heroically. But what if you were that girl who found out that you were born for the sole purpose of saving your sibling? How would that make you feel? My mind can't conceive of doing that to a child, but I'm sure there are many people who would have no problem with that. It just really makes me glad that God is the driving force in my life and in all of my decisions; especially the major ones. This way, I don't have to worry about playing Him.
It was a very interesting read. If you're looking for something to get you thinking, check this one out. Ms 22 yo tells me that this author writes her books about controversial topics such as this. If I get a chance, I might just check out some of her other ones. Happy reading!
God Bless!
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