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NEWS ABOUT: sterilization

sterilization stories: 3 news summaries

Healthy Baby Born 22 Years After Dad's Sperm Frozen

Former teen leukemia patient sets record

Apr 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina man had his sperm frozen when he was 16, before leukemia treatment rendered him sterile. A record 22 years later, Chris Biblis and his wife conceived a daughter—and now she’s been born healthy, the Times of London reports. “From my life being saved to... More »

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sperm • in vitro fertilization • baby • sterilization • cryogenics

UK Performs First 15-Minute Female 'Vasectomy'

Procedure uses radio waves instead of knife

Apr 8, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A revolutionary new 15-minute female sterilization procedure has been performed for the first time in the UK, reports the Daily Mail. The procedure uses radio waves instead of incisions and in US trials most patients were able to go home within 30 minutes of receiving local anesthesia. The more invasive... More »

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female • vasectomy • sterilization

Archbishop Blasts Plan to Sterilize Poor

Lawmaker's proposal 'an egregious affront, blatantly antilife'

Sep 26, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Archbishop of New Orleans slammed a Louisiana lawmaker yesterday for a plan to sterilize the poor, the Times-Picayune reports. Archbishop Alfred Hughes called it "an egregious affront to those targeted and blatantly anti-life." State Rep. John Labruzzo floated the idea this week to fight poverty by paying... More »

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Catholic Church • Louisiana • vasectomy • sterilization

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