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The Debate Over Unused Embryos

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 20th 2008 1:02PM

It's a question most of us will never have to ask. In fact, it's a question that sounds rather sci-fi more than real life, and yet it is one a growing number of parents must ask themselves. What to do with unused embryos? More and more couples are ...
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Fertility goes Brave New World

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 19th 2008 1:00PM

Ever read the book Brave New World? In Aldous Huxley's science fiction masterpiece most people stop having babies the old fashioned way; instead humans are the product of test tubes, petri dishes and the like. With the advent of that ...
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'Kid Nation' outrages critics

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jul 20th 2007 4:26PM

Back in May, I wrote about a new reality show coming to CBS. The idea behind Kid Nation is to take a group of 8 to 15-year old kids, isolate them from the real world, and see how they fend for themselves in a remote New Mexico town. Before anyone had ...
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Ethical parenting pop quiz

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 5th 2007 3:04PM

Theresa Walsh Giarrusso of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution asks an interesting question: How do you handle every day ethics in front of your kids? She came up with a list of situations a parent might find themselves in where they have the ...
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Pharmacist refuses to dispense birth control

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Jun 11th 2006 3:00PM

A federal judge has ruled that a WalMart pharmacist cannot sue his ex-employer for violating his religious freedoms. Neil Norsen's Roman Catholic faith opposes birth control, and he claims that he was fired from his job for refusing to fulfill birth ...
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