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The fate of 400,000 embryos, frozen in labs around the country, is up for grabs. The government is spending millions to encourage their adoption, concerned that many will not survive.
Getting the message out to the public is a complicated task – from defining embryos to explaining their plight. But a little boy named Noah from New Orleans may be the best publicity of all.
How His Life Began
Noah recently celebrated his first birthday. And for his family there’s much to celebrate.
Noah began his life as an embryo, frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored in a canister at the Fertility Institute in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina, doctors at the clinic realized a lack of air-conditioning jeopardized Noah’s little life and 1,400 other embryos in storage there. The heat could easily thaw them.The doctors arranged a rescue operation that was primitive at best but effective. Louisiana State Police and Illinois Conservation Police provided flat-bottomed boats and escorted the canisters filled with tiny lives through flooded waters to safety…
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