Word: methodism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...able to ward off the myriad deadly complications, including shock and infection, they had very little skin left to heal the wounds and provide grafts to cover the massive injuries. And yet today, one year after the accident, the Selby brothers are alive and well, thanks to a new method of growing large patches of skin in laboratory flasks, using postage stamp-sized scraps retrieved from a burn victim's body...
...latest method that purports to select the sex of offspring is the brainchild of Ronald Ericsson, founder of Gametrics Ltd. of Sausalito, Calif. Ericsson, who has a Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, is the coauthor, with University of California Obstetrician Robert Glass, of a 1982 book, Getting Pregnant in the 1980s. Gametrics' aggressively marketed method has stirred popular interest, but many scientists are skeptical. "This could be Landrum Shettles all over again," says Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, a spokesman for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
...which accounts for 44% of the developed world's contributions to global family planning. In his address, Radio Free Europe Director and Chief U.S. Delegate James Buckley announced that the U.S. would redirect its financial assistance to organizations that do not promote abortion as a method of family planning. Said Buckley: "This reflects a sharpening of focus to make U.S. foreign assistance programs more responsive to true needs and more reflective of fundamental values...
Some population specialists argued that, whatever one's own views, many countries need abortion programs. According to a World Bank survey, some 65 million couples in developing countries want no more children. Until methods of birth control become more easily available, many of these people will continue to seek illegal abortions. Yet, despite these considerations, the conference in its final proposal recommended that abortion "in no way should be promoted" as a method of family planning...
...program features a case-based method, emphasizing self-learning, smaller classes, limited lectures, and increased contact with patients...