Eleven-year-old Anna Fitzgerald hires lawyer Campbell Alexander to seek medical emancipation from her mother, Sara, who wants Anna to donate a kidney to her ailing sister Kate. Anna shares the story of her family's struggles, including her conception via in vitro fertilization to serve as a donor and the numerous medical procedures she's undergone since age five to support her sister's health.

My Sister's Keeper
Anna longs to escape the oppressive family environment where her parents' reliance on her has become a crushing weight, especially as she's been the sole caregiver for her ailing sister Kate.