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| My Sister’s Keeper |
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| Date: |
July 29, 2011 |
| Time: |
1:00–3:30 pm |
| Guest Speaker: |
Dorothy Martinez, MD |
| Medical Theme: |
Leukemia, ethics in medicine |
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Conceived by means of in vitro fertilization, Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) was brought into the world to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia. Because of her sister's dependency on her, Anna is unable to live the life she wants; in and out of the hospital constantly, she cannot take part in extracurricular activities such as cheerleading or soccer. When Kate turns 13 she goes into renal failure. Knowing that she will have to donate one of her kidneys to her sister, Anna sues her parents for medical emancipation and the rights to her own body. Attorney Campbell Alexander (Alec Baldwin) agrees to work for Anna pro bono. The film is interlaced with flashbacks that detail the strong relationship between Kate and Anna, as well as how Kate's illness has affected her siblings' lives. Before the result of the case is known, it is revealed that Kate had asked Anna to file for medical emancipation.
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Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Jason Patric, Sofia Vassilieva |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Year: |
2009 |
| Run Time: |
109 min |
| Rating: |
PG-13 |
About the speaker: Dorothy Martinez, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Hypertension and Diabetes at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is currently the Endocrine Fellowship Program Director. Dr. Martinez was born and raised in the Philippines; she attended UCSD for college, and UCI for Medical School. She completed her Internship at UCSF and the residency in Internal Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla). |
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