Saviour Siblings

The story of a young boy with a dangerous blood condition, whose parents want to have another child in order to save their son. Should they be allowed? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. "Saviour siblings" refers to babies born to provide life-saving treatment for their older siblings. Debate rages as to the ethics of creating a life to save an existing one. To ensure a tissue match, IVF treatment is used to create embryos which can then be scanned to identify a match. The scan is currently not permitted for the purpose of matching tissue in the UK. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.