Women were promised thousands of dollars to cancel their abortions. The group they trusted didn't always pay up.

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Tara couldn't afford to keep the baby.

It was fall 2021, and she and her husband were "totally broke and really struggling," she said.

Woman says she 'feels great' after using IVF to give birth to twins at 70 years old. Doctors say the birth was irresponsible.

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A pregnant woman gave birth to twins at 70 years old.

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One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas

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Mimi Evans took an RV from Texas to Virginia to give birth

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A human embryo grown in a lab without a sperm or egg could be a revolutionary new way to test medicines that may help prevent miscarriage and genetic diseases

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The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta.
Scientists built the model embryo, imaged here. The outer ring is the placenta forming.

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Space tourists will probably have sex up there, but they shouldn't get pregnant, researchers warn

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Space sex could be on the horizon.

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My dog sensed all 4 of my pregnancies before I did. Vets say this is not uncommon.

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5 mistakes I made as an entrepreneur before getting pregnant

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Some pregnant people in Philadelphia are about to get $1,000 a month in what the mayor is calling a 'pro-life' program

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called a new program giving cash to pregnant people "pro-life."

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I hid my pregnancy from clients and coworkers for 8 months. I don't regret it.

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