match. Zain's parents then went to the marrow registry in hope of finding a match from other sources, but here also found no
match. There options were running low and their emotions were running high and time was running out. The Hashmi's were not yet willing to accept defeat and the lost of their child.
Zain's parents, Raj and Shahana, with no where else to turn, finally decided to asked the Human Fertilization and Embryo Authority (HFEA) for permission to conceive a sibling by in vitro fertilization to hopefully provide the proper match to save Zain's life. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) would then be used to select the "right" embryo to have a suitable baby, meaning the embryo with the matching tissue type.
Mr. said, "The Human Fertilization and Embryo Authority should approve this because we are saving Zain's life. It is using nature in the right way, giving it a
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