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The Real Lessons of the "Octomom" Debate

For many families, in vitro fertilization (or IVF) is a blessing that allows them to experience pregnancy.  Unfortunately, the recent birth of octuplets to Nadya Suleman, the weird California mother of six other children, has cast a lot of scrutiny on the practice of IVF. 

Yet I think there's a buried lesson to be learned: It turns out that increasing the availability of IVF may actually reduce cases like that of Nadya Suleman. You can read my argument in a piece I wrote for Slate.com.

I'd love to read any thoughts on this.

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