Friday Follow: The ethics of octuplets

Making a baby
A Czech doctor performs in vitro fertilization at the Clinic of Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology, on January 30, 2008, in Zlin. With permissive regulations and low costs, the Czech Republic has become a favoured destination for Europeans and Americans in search of a solution for couples wanting to conceive.
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Public amazement at octuplets born to a California woman soon turned to dismay, after suspicions that the babies were conceived with too many implanted embryos.

Some experts say that regulations for in vitro fertilization in the U.S. are too lax, and such multiple pregnancies can be life-threatening.

Midmorning discusses the latest developments in the case.

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