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...This is not the first time Chávez has attempted to perpetuate himself in power. Two years ago, he proposed a referendum to modify the constitution to allow him to seek unlimited re-election and better implant his version of “21st-century socialism”. He argued that the Venezuelan constitution constrained his grip on power in a way that prevented his model society from coming to fruition...
...physician's. In June, just about the time those eight babies began growing inside her womb, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) issued updated guidelines on the number of embryos that should be transferred to a woman's body in the hope they'll implant in the uterus and lead to a live birth. Women under 35 should transfer no more than two embryos, down from the maximum of three recommended in 1998, and women over 40 should attempt no more than five. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...success rates have increased, the average number of embryos transferred has gone down, from 3.9 in 1996 to 2.4 in 2005. Single-embryo transfers are now recommended in many cases; generally, the younger the patient, the likelier it is that an embryo will implant. A recent article in the journal Fertility and Sterility even suggested recasting how fertility clinics view outcomes: a singleton birth should be considered a success, triplets a failure...
...write laws limiting the size of someone's family to six?" asks Richard Paulson, director of the fertility program at the University of Southern California. "Would we write laws mandating selective reduction?" he asks, referring to the option of aborting some embryos if a high number of them successfully implant in the uterus...
...rare event, and all of a sudden, we want to pass laws," says Paulson. "Would we write laws limiting the size of someone's family to six? Would we write laws mandating selective reduction?" he asks, referring to the option of aborting some embryos if a high number successfully implant in the uterus. "Restricting reproductive rights would be a minefield...