My Sister's Keeper is the story of Anna Fitzgerald, who at the age of thirteen underwent many blood transfusions, numerous surgeries, and multiple bone marrow transplants. “Most kids are accidents, not me. I was designed, born to save my sister's life. At the beginning of the film Anna explains that she was intended to be a donor for her sister Kate. Kate is 16 years old and suffers from kidney failure due to a very rare form of leukemia. The girls' parents expect Anna to donate her kidney to help her sister. Instead of donating her kidney, Anna files a lawsuit against her parents for the rights to her body so that she cannot be forced to undergo the surgery against her will. This causes mixed reactions between Anna's parents, Brain and Sara. At the beginning of the film, Anna explains how she came to be and how it wasn't an accident. He had to be on this Earth to save his sister's life. Sara and Brian must make a difficult decision when the doctor tells them there is no donor for their daughter Kate. The doctor then states that there is always the possibility of genetically producing a child who would be a genetic donor for Kate. Sara and Brian decide to go ahead and create a "designer baby", Anna. In the weeks following Anna's birth, it was used to meet Kate's medical needs. Whenever Kate needed a donor, her parents did not hesitate to use Anna's body. The ethical issue seen here is the underlying reason why Anna was brought into the world and the decision made by her parents to do so. The decisions Sara and Brain made to genetically create a child were ethically wrong, meaning they were making a child solely to satisfy Kate's needs. It's understandable that they were doing everything… half way… to make Kate as happy as possible. Anna made the right decision by listening to her sister. Kate was clearly very ill and exhausted from the constant surgeries. I would grant Kate's wishes, just like Anna did for Kate. Family is very important, listening and acting on what your family wants and needs is very essential. Soon after, Brain and Sara understand why Kate made the decision she did. After a long argument, Kate's wishes come true and she dies. Later, Anna's lawyer files legal documents stating that Anna won the case and now has the rights to her own body. Works Cited Grimm, Dr. Michelle. “Biomedical Engineering Ethics: A First Look.” Wayne State University, Detroit. My sister's keeper. Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Perf. Abigail Breslin, Walter Raney, Sofia Vassilieva and Cameron Diaz. New Line Cinema, 2009. DVD.