http://www.metafilter.com/tags/multiples Posts tagged with 'multiples' at MetaFilter. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:44:13 -0800 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:44:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/62555/The%2DEthics%2Dof%2DInfertility <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-sextuplets25jun25,1,3531255.story?coll=la-headlines-health">The ethics of infertility</a>: After taking fertility drug Clomid, <a href="http://morrison6.com/">Ryan and Brianna Morrison</a> conceived sextuplets. Their religious beliefs steered them away from undergoing a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_reduction">selective reduction</a> procedure in favor of bringing all six fetuses to term. Four of their newborns have died; the remaining two are in critical condition. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/fashion/04love.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=c043b9470bb5a79f&ex=1183521600&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1183367597-XWARx0jcgdxJ+1xE7y/DJQ">This</a> mother of multiples says that while she's grateful that insurance and Medicaid covered her million-dollar hospital bill, her "quest to have a family resulted in a significant drain on society's resources." tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62555 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:44:13 -0800 babies clomid ethics fertility infertility kids multiples parents pregnancy reduction selectivereduction sextuplets lalex