Thoughts on Baby Thaddeus

  You’d have to search pretty deep in the news to find the story about Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born July 26.  If you do find the story, it’ll likely be festooned with language about “miracle baby” or curiosity click-bait about “world’s oldest baby.”  Just don’t expect much...
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IVF Extras

She was telling me about her friend, a married woman who, having found it impossible to conceive a child, had turned to IVF. Two embryos were implanted in her womb, but as they were developing problems arose, resulting in a highly dangerous pregnancy from which she could have...
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