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21st Century Baby
Scientific advances are creating a new era in human procreation – with conception accessible to more women, and doctors increasingly able to screen out disease and even select a child’s traits.

Interview: Rebecca Roberts talks with Bioethicist Jeffrey Kahn on some of the risks associated with the growing industry of reproductive technology. Join in.

Watch: Reporter Angela Morgenstern takes an eye-opening look at the many ways science is helping couples make babies in the digital age. Real 56k, or Quicktime.  get the player

Vote: Would you select your child's sex if you could?   Yeah  Nope 

Research: Find out more about the high tech tools and scientific breakthroughs in reproductive technology. Here are some places to start.

Discuss: How much information would you want to know about an unborn child? What's your opinion?


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