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...husband's sperm, or, in yet another scenario, the husband and wife contribute their sperm and egg, but the resulting embryo is carried by a third party who is, in a sense, donating the use of her womb. "The possibilities are limited only by your imagination," observes Clifford Grobstein, professor of biological science and public policy at the University of California, San Diego. Says John Noonan, professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley: "We really are plunging into the Brave New World...
...Lynn Kellert, 31, and her husband Mitchell, 34, of New York City, who tried seven times at Norfolk before finally achieving pregnancy, figure the total cost was $80,000. Thus far, few insurance companies have been willing to foot the bill, arguing that IVF is still experimental. But, observes Grobstein of UCSD, "it's going to be increasingly difficult for them to maintain that position...
...Washington last week, the National Academy of Sciences not only signaled its agreement with that view, it issued a 500-page report specifying just what is meant by eating right. "Our committee's recommendations should not be regarded as assuring a cancer-free life," said Dr. Clifford Grobstein, University of California biologist and chairman of the NAS panel that released the two-year study, but "by controlling what we eat we may prevent diet-sensitive cancer." Among the recommendations...
...report drew criticism from the National Cattlemen's Association, which labeled it "inconclusive and premature," and from the American Meat Institute, which said it was based on "insufficient evidence." Grobstein acknowledged that his panel was "exploring a relationship between two still largely unknowns," but he added: "I don't think we're disseminating unproven theories...
...PAUL GROBSTEIN...