Girl could give birth to sibling ?

[Tender Branson]

A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for use by her seven-year-old daughter, who is likely to become infertile.

Should the girl opt to use the eggs and gain regulatory approval, she would effectively have a baby that was her half-brother or sister.

Critics said the work, presented at a fertility conference in Lyon, was deeply concerning.

But the doctors from the McGill Reproductive Center, Montreal, called the donation an act of motherly love.

Also, the girl and any future partner would have a choice as to whether to use the eggs or not, they said.

The girl, Flavie Boivin, cannot have children naturally because of a chromosomal condition called Turner's syndrome.

Desperate to help, mum Melanie, who is 35 and a lawyer, investigated whether she could donate her own eggs.

After much research, she came across Professor Seang Lin Tan's team at McGill who run an egg freezing programme for cancer patients and those who want to delay childbearing.

Melanie said she discussed the decision with her partner and Flavie's father, Martin Cote, also 35 and a financial analyst.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6264082.stm

[SPC]

I do not consider to be incest. in fact, I think it would be fitting for her to recieve eggs from her mom, considering that her mom is the person who has the most DNA in common with her. Think about it like this: If you had to be castrated because of cancer, who would be the first person you turn to for a semen sample so you could have kids?

[Tender Branson]

I do not consider to be incest. in fact, I think it would be fitting for her to recieve eggs from her mom, considering that her mom is the person who has the most DNA in common with her. Think about it like this: If you had to be castrated because of cancer, who would be the first person you turn to for a semen sample so you could have kids?

That´s actually not really comparable, isn´t it ? Man equals not woman. If you as a man are somehow not able to get kids and ask your father or brother as a semen donator, then it´s actually "not your biological child" that is born afterwards. It´s the child of your brother/dad and your girlfriend which is delivered in your girlfriends womb.

The case here is different: The eggs of your mother are implanted into YOUR own womb.

[SPC]

I do not consider to be incest. in fact, I think it would be fitting for her to recieve eggs from her mom, considering that her mom is the person who has the most DNA in common with her. Think about it like this: If you had to be castrated because of cancer, who would be the first person you turn to for a semen sample so you could have kids?

That´s actually not really comparable, isn´t it ? Man equals not woman. If you as a man are somehow not able to get kids and ask your father or brother as a semen donator, then it´s actually "not your biological child" that is born afterwards. It´s the child of your brother/dad and your girlfriend which is delivered in your girlfriends womb.

The case here is different: The eggs of your mother are implanted into YOUR own womb.

Still, though. Her mom would be the child's closest relative, and have the most characteristics in common with her. I wouldn't consider it incestual as the mother isn't really having sex with her child.

[Verily]

Turner's Syndrome? It's unlikely that the "daughter" (if you can call Turner's patients female) will even have a uterus large enough to carry a pregnancy.

Turner's Syndrome is having only one sex chromosome. It's always an X because you can't survive without at least one X chromosome (so YO zygotes always spontaneously abort while XO zygotes sometimes survive). Turner's patients develop no secondary sexual characteristics of either gender, and, while they possess female primary sexual characteristics, these are always nonfunctional due to low estrogen levels.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I don't see it as incest.

[Alcon]

Turner's Syndrome? It's unlikely that the "daughter" (if you can call Turner's patients female) will even have a uterus large enough to carry a pregnancy.

Turner's Syndrome is having only one sex chromosome. It's always an X because you can't survive without at least one X chromosome (so YO zygotes always spontaneously abort while XO zygotes sometimes survive). Turner's patients develop no secondary sexual characteristics of either gender, and, while they possess female primary sexual characteristics, these are always nonfunctional due to low estrogen levels.

But, IIRC, there is also mosaic Turner's Syndrome, wherein some Turner's patients can actually carry a pregnancy for a rather short period of time.  I may be incorrect.

In any case, the main problem with incestuous relationships I know of are:

A. The emotional attachment that perverts the familial love.
B. Any possible ensuing birth defects.

Since (A) would be irrelevant, and (B) may not be significant, I don't actually see a problem with this.

[Gabu]

This isn't incest at all.  Incest is where both the sperm and the egg come from immediate family.  Presumably if this girl does have sex at some point, it will not be with a brother or parent.

[MasterJedi]

There is no sex, it can't be incest.