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THE FIRST 'DESIGNER BABY': The Role of Narratives, Cliche´s and
Metaphors in the Year 2000 Media Debate
NERLICH B.; JOHNSON S.; CLARKE D.D.
December 2003

The world's first claim of the "designer baby" was Adam Nash who was born in America in August of the year 2000. He had a sister named Molly, who had unfortunately acquired an extremely rare genetic disease named Fanconi Anaemia. He was chosen to be the donor for his sister. His sister Molly would have died before she had turned ten if she had been able to get a bone marrow transplant. Her parents decided at the last minute to undergo the PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) so they would be able to select an embryo and would make Adam a donor for his sister. When Adam was born his blood was transplanted into his sister for her to be free of this disease. Reports have been claimed that so far the treatment has been successful. I believe this is one of the reasons "designer babies" are a good idea and can better help the world.