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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?

  2. 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 Alien+Being · · Score: 4, Funny

      A womb with a view? That's widiculous.

  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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.

  6. 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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