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The Brave New World of Baby-Making
Women in their 60's are setting age records for giving birth, and the fastest growing group of new mothers are those in their 40's. The medical, social and ethical issues raised by the high-tech fertility industry. Plus, the President shakes up his Iraq leadership team, and American warships are off the coast of Somalia. What's the US role in driving the Islamic Courts movement out of power?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWomen in their 60's are setting age records for giving birth, and the fastest growing group of new mothers are those in their 40's. The medical, social and ethical issues raised by the high-tech fertility industry. Plus, the President shakes up his Iraq leadership team, and American warships are off the coast of Somalia. What's the US role in driving the Islamic Courts movement out of power?
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3 storiesBush Reshuffles His Iraq Team as Surge Rumors Swirl
From Baghdad to Washington, President Bush is shaking up his military, intelligence and diplomatic teams as he prepares to announce his new strategy for the war in Iraq.
Read the story6 minThe Baby Industry
In Spain this week, the world's oldest new mother gave birth to twin babies at the age of 67, as the age of possible motherhood rises higher and higher. The fastest growing age group for motherhood is no longer 20-year olds but women in their 40's, all due to advancing fertility treatments.
Read the story33 minUS Warships off the Coast of Somalia
In 1992, after 18 American solders were killed in Mogadishu, the US pulled out of Somalia, and United Nations operations were scaled down. After 15 years of bloody chaos, the so-called Islamic Courts Union movement established some order, but now it is being driven out by forces from neighboring Ethiopia.
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