The issue about Charlie’s body being unable to produce red blood cells has led to his parents’ decision of having another child but using him/her to donate blood making cells to him. However, the fact that the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority has rejected the request by the Whitaker family has suggested that there are actually several other solutions to this problem without having to create another human life.

Firstly, as the case study has stated, Charlie will not die if he undergoes frequent transfusions and daily medications. With close medical care, Charlie will continue to live. Of course, this will be a hassle for both Charlie and his parents and it is not a long term solution as the medications and frequent transfusions will cost a bomb but this is a recommended solution as Charlie’s parents can consider asking for financial help from the government.

Another solution is to try to keep the red blood cells in his body alive after having transfusions. To produce red blood cells, the body needs many nutrients and the most important one being iron, thus the Charlie’s parents can try feeding him food rich in iron like chicken and tuna to aid in red blood cell division from those present in transfusions.

Next, a bone marrow transplant may also be helpful. The bone marrow produces new blood cells and if a matching bone marrow is found, a transplant when Charlie is still not too weak may help to allow his body to be able to produce red blood cells again.

One last solution which is not highly recommended, is to create a child using the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) method. By doing so, the parents of Charlie would be able to create an embryo which is most suitable to donate his/her blood making cells to save Charlie. However, there would be some moral values that are related.