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November 22, 2009
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(Photograph by Matt Kalinowski)The Maybe-Baby Dilemma
What to do with unused embryos, a byproduct of a booming fertility business, is a question patients are rarely prepared to deal with. They have several choices: finding a research program or fellow patient to accept a donation, discarding the extra embryos, or doing absolutely nothing.
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Saturday night blues
When you’re divorced, one time of the week can make you feel especially alone.
A cliffhanger
To be continued? Or not? It’s hard to say.
Make ’em squirm
When genteel social combat is called for, plus throwing engagement parties years in advance.
The Butterball fix
More turkeys today require more hot lines.
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