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Petri Dish Babies, 25 Years Later

Posted by michael on from the GTCA dept.

bl8n8r writes ""You can't buy a baby in the United States," said Caplan. "... But you can buy the sperm, you can buy the egg and you can rent the uterus." So, what I want to know is if it's cheaper than my current apartment, and if utilities are included :D" See also a good story about IVF in the Mercury News.

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  1. interesting.... by inteller · · Score: 5, Funny

    .....you can rent a uterus, but it is illegal most places to rent a vagina.....so I guess that means renting the uterus grants you vagina flyover rights? otherwise how are yo ugoing to get there?

    1. Re:interesting.... by mekkab · · Score: 3, Funny

      If I were a lawyer, I'd work in an "easment" joke here...

      too bad I'm a geek.

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  2. rent the uterus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Find me the uterus...

    I will donate the sperm.

    They have to find the egg though, unless the uterus wants to provide one.

    I feel like such a whore...oh wait. No that would be slut, i probably wouldnt charge for it.

    God I need to get away from this computer more often, instead of pimping myself on /.

  3. This space for rent by HopeUnknown · · Score: 5, Funny
    "...you can rent the uterus."

    Don't waste your time, they are only offering a 9 month lease.

    1. Re:This space for rent by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 3, Funny

      Does it have a view?

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    2. Re:This space for rent by Alien+Being · · Score: 4, Funny

      A womb with a view? That's widiculous.

  4. Well... by da3dAlus · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So, what I want to know is if it's cheaper than my current apartment"
    That depends if it's a womb with a view.
    BA-DUM-CHA!

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    1. Re:Well... by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
      > Heh. Reminds me of the cows they have at the University of Idaho that have "windows" installed to see their stomachs (article here or google for more info)

      Wow, talk about case-modding a Gateway PC!

  5. Utilities by Ngeran · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, what I want to know is if it's cheaper than my current apartment, and if utilities are included

    Yep, the utilities are included, but the plumbing tends to leak a lot for the first couple years.

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  6. One of my favorite movies: by burgburgburg · · Score: 1, Funny

    A Womb With A View

  7. ObWeirdAl by soulsteal · · Score: 3, Funny

    I Think I'm A Clone Now

    Isn't it strange
    Feels like I'm lookin' in the mirror
    What would people say
    If only they knew that I was

    Part of some geneticist's plan (plan-plan-plan)
    Born to be a carbon copy man (man-man-man)
    There in a petri dish late one night
    They took a donor's body cell and fertilized a human egg and so I say

    I think I'm a clone now
    There's always two of me just a-hangin' around
    I think I'm a clone now
    'Cause every chromosome is a hand-me-down.....

  8. Some of us cling to the older ways by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have sex with women, you insensitive clod!

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  9. So, what's that like? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sex?

  10. I admit, i'm a sick puppy. by t0qer · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I was a kid, sex education was fascinating. So was masturbation. So was my Jr. Scientists microscope.

    Let me put it another way, i've seen my own sperm.

  11. Conception terminology by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

    If a baby is conceived by IVF, they're called test tube babies.

    If a baby is conceived after drunken passion, then could it be called a beer bottle baby?

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  12. Her petri dish was contaminated... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Looks like some fat and ugly got into Louise's test tube...

    1. Re:Her petri dish was contaminated... by stratjakt · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yeah, looking at her kinda makes all those conspiracy theories about how we're breeding a new race of genetically enhanced "super" people who will take over the world, go straight down the shitter.

      A test tubby indeed.

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  13. What's happening? by moosesocks · · Score: 3, Funny


    "Still more Sex.com"
    "Petri Dish Babies, 25 Years Later"

    For crying out loud, what's happening to slashdot??!

    Oh wait...
    "Laptops for warm climates"
    Much better :)

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  14. Same story, different parents. by jfisherwa · · Score: 2, Funny

    My parents bought me a kit with a microscope when I was like eight. I got bored with looking at onion skins etc and told my father. He recommended that I look at my own urine. I saw things moving in there for the first time! This segued into how procreation works. Far less embarrassing/uncomfortable than the "birds n bees" schpiel IMHO.
    I interrupted my step-father's porno-viewing with a complaint about being bored of my microscope once--this vast universe, and all I see are some dotted clear things. He gave me five-across-the-eyes while shouting "I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO STUDY!" and followed it up by pissing all over my ENTIRE Jr. Scientist Lab Set.

    What do bugs have to do with anything, anyway? ;)
  15. Here's a JOKE.. by Information+Minister · · Score: 1, Funny
    Q: What did one test tube baby say to the other test tube baby?

    A: Your dad's a wanker!