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Selectively Reducing Multiple Births

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2009 - 5:18pm

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Sure, it's safer to implant the embryos one by one, but that quickly drives up the cost. However, implanting multiple embryos can lead to risky pregnancies—including "infant mortality, low birth rates, long-term disabilities and thousands of dollars' worth of medical care," says the Times.


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VIDEO: Nadya and Angela Suleman Speak Out On Octuplets

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

February 9, 2009 - 12:47pm

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Nadya Suleman, now a mother of fourteen children, recently gave birth to octuplets in California. She and her own mother, Angela Suleman, were interviewed on the morning shows today.

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As Christmas Nears, Contemplating Miraculous Births

By Kate Ott, Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing

December 22, 2008 - 9:00am

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Miraculous biblical stories of birth fit more closely with our notions of reproductive technologies than with the Vatican's re-assertion that the only authentic context for human life is an act of reciprocal love between a man and woman in marriage.

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Catholic Church Again Refuses to Support Contemporary Families

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

December 16, 2008 - 9:00am

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The Vatican's recent statement "Dignitas Personae" shows once again that the Catholic hierarchy is on the wrong side of science and the needs of contemporary society.

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Roundup: Compulsory Sex Education, GOP Ballot Initiative Strategy

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 28, 2008 - 11:42am

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Independent council in UK recommends compulsory comprehensive sex education, GOP attempts to lure conservatives to polls with ballot initiatives, 49% of IVF treatments result in multiple births, Ashley Judd discovers importance of family planning in Africa.

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