{"product_id":"the-match-beth-whitehouse-9780807001219","title":"The Match: Savior Siblings and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Sister's Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e in nonfiction: a family's real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood transfusions, she faced a poor prognosis. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beth Whitehouse follows the Trebings as they make the decision to create a genetically matched sibling using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and in vitro fertilization, and proceed with a risky bone-marrow transplant that could kill their daughter rather than save her. \u003ci\u003eThe Match \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely and provocative look at urgent issues that can only become more complex and pressing as genetic and reproductive technologies advance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Whitehouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080700121X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807001219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.86w x 0.78d","brand":"Beth Whitehouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46617860735231,"sku":"9780807001219","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37974e90-f866-4944-bdef-63284bfef1c9.jpg?v=1740068529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-match-beth-whitehouse-9780807001219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}