she alleges the church pastor also said she was a grave and moral sinner for using ivf. >> we struggled trying to wrap our minds around what's happened here. just because i was a devoted teacher and i loved my job so much. and trying to expand our family, to have this happen was just -- it was awful. >> reporter: the roman catholic church rejects ivf but says it's okay with treating other methods of infertility. the lawsuit challenges the school's freedom of religirelig. >>> this year's gay pride celebration needs to raise $200,000 for the festival at discovery meadow in san jose, they're also looking for a festival director after the rooent director resigned. and two lgbt nonprofits which used the billy de frank community center could be looking for a new home, because the building is scheduled to be sold next year. >>> a new restaurant is coming to cupertino, not everyone will be able to dine there. the city of cupertino approved construction of a new cafeteria exclusively for apple employees. several blocks from apple's main campus. the company says it wants to build the 21,000 squar

she says she told the school she was going to get ivf.r, she tried to get pregnant but didn't. when she asked for more time off to undergo a second round of ivf treatments, she was told her contract wouldn't be renewed. she says she met with the parish pastor, asking him to reconsider. but according to her recently filed lawsuit, he told her no, that she was a "grave, immoral sinner." several months later, she appealed to the bishop kevin rhodes. but according to her lawsuit, the bishop also refused, saying in vitro fertilization is an intrinsic evil which means that no circumstances can justify it. maryann case is a university of chicago law professor. she says a suit like this is far from cut and dry. >> no parts here that are just ordinary legal business. there are people with very strong stakes, personal, ideologic ideological, religious. >> reporter: emily claims she's a victim of discrimination. the school refused to comment, but in a statement to the diocese of fort wayne, south bend, denies there was discrimination. rather, that i

for ivf baby foz four. researchers have not determined why, and that stud gee published in journal fertility. >> the state's largest premier gathering of professional business women coming to san francisco may 15th. congress woman jackie speier says it's a great way to network and hear inspirational speakers and hear about critical issues facing women. >> this is ironic a 40-year-old woman who doesn't smoke pays more for health insurance than a 40-year-old man who does smoke. >> you'll hear more on this sunday at 10:00 a.m. go beyond the headlines here on abc 7. you can hear more about the conference on our web site. >> and you know pennies now cost more to make than they're worth leading to debate whether they should be done away but this rare experimental penny just sold for $1 million. it was minted in 1792 from copper wrapped around silver and says "liberty. parent of science and industry". only 14 still exist. the same coin sold last for 105,000s ndz 1974. >> wow. >> and lots of folks enjoying warm wea

unlikely female will spontaneously conceived on her own using her own eggs, either spontaneously or ivf, much over the age of 43 or 44. >> this is the director of advanced reproductive services at a health center which also does ivf. a recent study showed women in the 40's and 50's do just as well as young woman during pregnancy. the uterus changes were little with age and hormones can nourish the growing fetus. there have been questions raised for a father's age -- for the woman to achieve the most pregnancies in the four reposited deposit, donor eggs must be used from donors in the 20's. over 35, there are health risks, which doctors must watch carefully. >> pregnancy induced hypertension, diabetes -- all of these things happen more commonly. they are manageable but they can make pregnancy more dangerous. >> renee and her white have no problem being referred to as older parents. >> we both are glad we have the life experience we have and we bring that to parenting. it is tough to be a young parents. >> that was lisa reporting. some troubling news now for one man, as a false alarm on y

in her lawsuit she said no embryos were destroyed during the ivf process.nly looking for her job back but compensation for emotional distress and mental ank witch. thomas. >> nbc's katy tur. thanks so much. >>> hounding patients in the emergency room. one of the nation's largest debt collectors under intense scrutiny over accusations employees are shaking down patients for payments on bills sometimes before treatment. minnesota's attorney general says it has been imbedding employees in 60 hospitals showing up at patient's bed sides and demand payment as they are recovering. i'm joined by jessica silver greenberg, reporter for "the new york times." torn general says they may have violated federal privacy laws that safeguard data. based on your reporting, do these accusations hold weight? >> i reviewed the documents the attorney general had against accretive health. there are some pretty galling instances of sharing data between the front end debt collector and the people who manage debt collection and billing at accretive hospitals and debt collection on the

that's what an indiana teacher says she was called after going through ivf.mily hertz is suing for discrimination. she joins me live next. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> well, in vitro fertilization is a godsend for millions of infertile couples who long to have children, but the catholic church says it's a sin, so when higher-ups in the diocese in ft. wayne, indiana learned that a teacher at st. paul vincent catholic school was undergoing ivf treatments they fired her and made no apologies about it. quote, the diocese has clear policies requiring that teachers in its schools must have a knowledge of and respect for the catholic faith and abide by the tenets of the catholic church. the teach

. >> reporter: she has a 7-year-old but needs ivf because she suffers from a condition that causes infertility. she has filed a federal suit. the diocese said she knew the rules and that they must have a knowledge and respect for the catholic faith and the slaw on their side thanks to a supreme court ruling in january. >> if you're a religious school, you can now terminate any employee you want for any reason even for discriminatory purpose. >> reporter: still, her attorney feels they have a strong enough case. as far as the treatments, unfortunately, they haven't worked. >> all right. right now take a look. kind of foggy out there, just a little bet of mist in the air. no rain. for the most part most of the rain we will see as already happened. we'll see a few more showers. 63 right now. winds southwest at five. take a lock at maryland's most powerful radar. you can see scattered showers off to the west. decent rain toward pittsburgh. by the time it gets into maryland this will be later, past sunset. so not so sure we'll get much in the way of new rain. there are decent showers to our north a

a catholic schoolteacher fired for trying to get pregnant using ivf. >>> and for the first time, a kidney is donated twice. [ virginia ] i do have a healthy diet, but there are foods that i had no idea had so much acid in them. my dentist said that the acid in fruit, or fruit juice or fruit teas softens the enamel so that then it can potentially erode. once that enamel is gone, it's gone. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel to help harden that enamel so that it's not brushed away. pronamel protects your teeth from the effects of acid erosion. i don't have to cut out the things that i love in my diet. i can have the best of both worlds with pronamel. >>> a worker at new york city's la guardia airport there, trying to control a dog that was running around right there on the runway. birdie had gotten loose before her flight to memphis. her owner eventually got her under control. and she was loaded on to that plane. a couple of flights, though, were briefly delayed. >> a lot of bird issues. >> no kidding. >>> now, for a look at morning road conditions. wet on i-95, from boston to d.c.

said she was fired from her job because she was trying to get pregnant using the fertility treatment ivf. the case could lead to another league showdown over religious and reproductive rights. here's nbc's katy tur. >> it is one woman's battle against infertility, and the restrictions of the catholic church. emily taught literature and language at this catholic school. she said she was fired for trying to expand her family and has filed a lawsuit claiming the catholic school's monsignor refused to renew her contract. and called her a grave immoral sinner. >> my husband was heartbroken, my family was heartbroken. it's been very emotional and traumatic for all of us. >> at issue was the way in which she was trying to get pregnant, in vitro fertilization. she said she appealed to the bishop. in her lawsuit, she said he called the treatment an intrinsic evil, which means that no circumstances can justify it. even her circumstances. doctors told her after the birth of her first child, she had become medically infertile. the diocese here in ft. wayne said she was not a victim of discrimination

said she was fired from her job because she was trying to get pregnant using the fertility treatment ivf. here is katy tur. >> it is one woman's battle against infertility, and the restrictions of the catholic church. emily taught literature and language at this catholic school. she said she was fired for trying to expand her family and has filed a lawsuit claiming the catholic school's monsignor refused to renew her contract. >> my husband was heart broke broken,ibroken, my family was heart broken. >> at issue was the way in which she was trying to get pregnant, in vitro fuertilizatiofertiliza. she said he called the treatment an intrinsic evil which means no circumstances can justify it. even her circumstances. doctors told her after the beirt of her first child, she had become medcll infertile. they had a right at a religious employer to make decisions consistent with its religious standards. in a statement, the school said it has clear policies requiring that teachers in its schools must as a condition of employment have a knowledge of and respect for the catholic faith and abide by

so what they found themselves in mississippi -- they weren't -- not prepared for was talking about ivf and talking about birth control. so they decided they were going to start making these hybrids. so they did one and it wasn't one of the most extremes. this is a pretty basic one. it says, personhood applies to every human being, regardless of the method of creation. a human being is a member of the species homosapien at any stage of development. so there was a challenge to the ballot title. and that was lost, so when it was lost, it was appealed to the state supreme court, and that was lost. so last week, personhood usa kicked off their petition -- their signature drive at numerous planned parenthood health centers across the state of colorado. so we do expect to see that. we probably won't know until this summer. another one we do expect to see is a public funding ban in oregon. and like florida, this is the basic no public funding for abortion. but unlike florida, oregon is one of the only states that does give public funding for abortion. and this was tried two times before, in 19

mississippi, so what they found themselves in mississippi, they were not prepared for was talking about ivf and birth control. so they decide they had would start making these hybrids, so they did one and it wasn't actually one of the most extremes, this is a pretty basic one, says person applies to every human being regardless of the method of creation, a human being is a member of the species homosapien. there was a challenge, that was lost. when it was lost

>> dana: ivf has been helpful to my friends that could haven't children and did treatment and were ableent where science gets ahead of us or tries to get ahead of us and you choose male or female. i'm not for it. i think there is a reason we are here and we consult bioethicists like we did on the stem cell debate. i think human beings are here to make sure that this kind of thing doesn't necessarily happen. this is not abortion, though. this is choosing before, which i guess, we could, angels dancing on the head of a pin. how do you decide? it's tough. i'm not for this. >> bob: this also could go on, i imagine, if you found out genetic makeup of autistic child for example and decided they were going to do away -- >> andrea: they do that now. thaw can do sonograms and say you have potential to have a down syndrome child. it happens -- i know a woman it happened to. this is different. this is different. i want to stay on top of it. i think this is playing mother nature, just let -- don't play god. let mother nature figure it out. look at the makeup of guys versus girls in the world, mothe

she says she told the school she was going to get ivf, but after year in the success, she asked for moreime off to undergo a second round of treatment. she was told her contract would not be renewed. she met with the parish pastor, but according to recently filed lawsuits, the pastor told her she could not come back and that she was a grave, immoral sinner. experts say a case like this is far from cut and dried. >> no part here is ever just ordinary legal business. there are people with very strong faiths, personal, ideological, religious. >> the school refused to comment, but the diocese says it supports in fertility treatments for its employees, but not in vitro fertilization, which violates the churches right-to- life stance. this fired up some of our followers on facebook. julie, for example, right, "you would think the catholic church would support her desire to have a child. after all, the church is all about procreation." steve rights, "if it was in her contract, she should be fired. if you object to something in the contract, do not sign it or complain when you break it." >> gove

there are inseminations or ivf treatment, invitro fertilization but when you start using a third partyike an egg donor or surrogate, the cost really escalates so it's so important to maximize the chances of success so that you minimize financial expenditure over time. >> reporter: you've written some literature to explain getting through the process in doing this and you said it's for free. >> i do. i have a book on my website lotus blossom consulting.com, it's about financing infertility treatments. it outlines using insurance benefits, outlines financial options and outlines borrowing options and the consequences thereof. so it's a starting point to help build a foundation for planning your treatment. >> very interesting. we'll link her website to wusa9.com so you can find out more information about it there. >>> time now to answer this morning's question of the day. by the time the average american student graduates from high school, they've done this at least a thousand times. a, taken a test or exam, b, fallen asleep in class or c, eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. this re

the catholic church says ivf leads to the destruction of embryos and is in violation of the church'slife philosophy. she said her bosses knew what she was doing and supportive initially then changed their minds. >> our goal trying to wrap our minds around what happened here, just because i was such a devoted teacher and i loved my job so much. and just trying to expand our family, to have this happen was -- it was awful. >> the church maintains the lawsuit challenges the church's ri right to make decisions consistent with the religious standards. >>> scenes like this play out every day, how the demonstration is helping police figure out what happens in the moments before they respond. >>> a beauty queen loses her crown but not because of a public scandal. how is the weather, doug? >> weather not bad, some areas seeing at least some breaks in the clouds and some sunshine. but what does that mean for the rest of the evening and what about the tough foreca >>> montgomery county police held a crash course in pedestrian accidents today. to give investigators a graphic view of what happens

nadya suleman caused a sensation three years ago when the mother fertility treatments and gave have ivfin my lucid state of mind, i don't know at that point. i could rationalize myself away. i'm good at rationalizing. >> you may not even recognize her, nadya suleman, octomom. when she gave us her first-ever television interview in 2009, she looked relaxed, almost glamorous, despite the fact she had just given birth to octuplets and phased withering criticism as a single mother who had 14 children but no job, no husband, no money. >> i personally do not believe i'm irresponsible. everything i do revolves around my children. >> reporter: today, three years later, it's clear nadya's life still resolves around her children. but a lot of other things have changed. you describe kids jumenning and having fun. >> we all do. we are. i'm a kid, too. >> reporter: and you're -- from the way you describe, everyone would say, wow, this is a perfect family. >> if they knew us. but no one knows us. >> reporter: the kids range in age from 3 to 11. she says the octuplets are all healthy. nadya herself is

. >> reporter: herx who has a 7-year-old says she now needs ivf because she suffers from a diagnosednt with the eeoc and now she filed a federal suit. in a statement the diocese says herx knew their rules. quote, the diocese has clear policies requiring that teachers in its schools must as a condition of employment have a knowledge and respect for the catholic faith. and the law is on their side. thanks to a supreme court ruling in january. >> if the you are a religious school, you can now terminate any employee you want for any reason you want. even if it is for a discriminatory purpose. >> reporter: emily's attorney is pretty confident they have a strong enough case to win. as far as treatments go, emily says unfortunately they haven't worked. rob and sunny. >> thank you, diana. look, you know the lawyer in me. when i put the legal hat on. you're not standing on principled ground. the supreme court found, this was just in january, basically religious employees can be fired and can't bring discrimination lawsuits. they didn't define what a religious employee is. that's up in the air

. >> and she says she now needs ivf because she suffers from a diagnosed medical condition causing infertility> i'm dan ashley this move comes just days after the salvage of the bail boat low-speed chase. sky 7 was overhead monday as boat was air lifted to half moon bay. >> this is the first time permits have been cull pulled for open water races and falls as opening day on the bay comes. that is the official start of the boating season that is set to begin. >> this move is temporary. and it's expected to be lifted after an investigation into racing safety rules is finished. now there is reaction from coast guard and sailors right now. we're going bring that for you at 6:00. >> passengers have been allowed off of a foreign delta airlines jet and there is flight 3163 pulled up but officials ordered everybody to stay on board. officers examined a woman with a skin rash when had been in uganda. after three hours the cdc determined the woman had no signs of a serious infectious disease and everyone was allowed off the plane. >> and moving on. nasa needs help tonight. researchers looking for photos

she gained notoriety when she had six children before giving birth to octuplets in 2009 through ivf.n things over to jeff ranieri. we're so close to the weekend, jeff. it's almost time to talk about it. >> she can smell it. >> we're so close. >> we are right there and the seven-day forecast is agreeing with you. we do have some clouds building up here across san francisco. we'll track a few showers and let you know about the easter weekend. >>> plenty to talk about in sports. giants fans, get ready, time is running out, the wait is almost over. we are ready for some good ole baseball less than 24 hours away. we'll hear the latest from arizona. >>> plus the new orleans saints bounty scandal takes a disturbing turn. an explicit recording rocks the national football league. that's ahead. next from the xty s >> it's just fun to be at at&t park and then you add soccer to it. it's just a blast. >> for one of the quakes stars that grew up in the pay area, being a giants fan made the day all the more memorable. >> it's a great experience, to come here and watch the giants every year sips the

. >> dave: and a catholic school teacher was fired from her job, because she turned to ivf treatmentskidney has been successfully transplanted twice, the donor, patients and doctor that made it happen will join us, this hour. "fox & friends," hour 4, begins, "fox & friends," hour 4, begins, right now. captioning by, closed captioning services, inc. >> clayton: welcome to "fox & friends," thank you so much for waking up with us, we'll get to the highlights of the white house correspondents dinner. in just a little bit, but, first, juliett is in this morning for alisyn. >> a "fox news alert" to start with, reports a british doctor kidnapped in pakistan in january is found dead, he was managing a red cross health program in the southwest city of quetta when he was seized by suspected islamic militant at gunpoint and he was beheaded and dumped on the o outskirts of his town and a note was left with his body, they killed him because ransom demands were not net. nato says three service members were died in the southern and eastern part of afghanistan. separate bombings killed two soldiers a

. >> ivf is not cheap,so it's not going out there. it something that cost a lot of money.ht because she is somebody the church can fire or hire whoever they like. >> it comes down to the supreme court. are they doing a good job or do they need to do a better job of clearly drawing the line and defining the separation of church and state? >> its private school not a public school. that makes a big difference. >> the problem, look, i don't want to say anything against the catholic church except to say pro-life. >> to create life, she wants a baby she deserves to have one. >> julie: thank you very much. good luck on your baby. name it baby reagan. >> eric: thanks ladies. still ahead, brand-new polls from the battleground statements. waited until you see what they show. ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady,

you know, it -- we -- where we got ivf the last time, remember where i found my breast cancer, it's thishere said to us, i have this great agency and he hooked us up with the agency and they helped us find her. and she's just -- she's a dream come true. >> so two embryos were implanted. one of them took. describe that moment when you discovered that after all you have been through, giuliana -- >> yes. >> you're going to be a mother. >> it was pretty much the -- one of the best moments of my life. if not the best moment of my life. i mean it was incredible. we've been trying for so long. we've been through so much. we just had such a hard year last year with the breast cancer and everything, and to finally get that call from the doctor, that you know, you're pregnant. or you're having a baby. i'm not quite pregnant. but you know what i mean. we're pregnant. it was just -- it was -- it was just another world. like on another level. >> how did you -- you -- you must have been facing your own reactions but watching your wife -- >> it was pretty emotional. because this was our last stop. i me

so what they found themselves in mississippi, they were not prepared for, was talking about ivf and talkingabout birth control. so they decide that they're going to start making these hybrids. so they did one, and it wasn't action one of the most extreme, a pretty basic one. person applies to every human being regardless of the method of creation, a human being is a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development. so there was a challenge to ballot title, and that was lost. when it was lost it was appealed to the state supreme court, and that was lost. so last week of personhood u.s.a. kicked off their petition, their signature drive at members planned parenthood health centers across the state of colorado. so we do expect to see that and we probably won't know until the sum. another one that we do expect to see is a public funding ban in oregon, and like florida, the basic no public funding for abortion. but unlike florida, oregon is where the only states that does get public funding for abortion. this was tried two times before. in 1978, and in 1976. this wasn't the first t

a teacher at a catholic school now suing after she claims she was fired for getting ivf treatments.to weigh in on that. >> it's the painful truth that all parents must face, certainly i have. your children might be little liars. we'll tell you what you need to do when you catch them telling tall tales. >> this will be good. i need tips on that. plus, forget the diets that promise to banish the belly fat. we'll tell you why eating the right foods can help flatten your tummy. you want to see this particulars pack? eat this, not that. that's all this weekend starting at 6 a.m. >> we'll see you then i'm really going to miss you. my new apartment isn't that far away. it's 4.2 miles away ! with this droid razr... motorola... verizon 4g lte... video... skype. you're gonna get lost. this has gps. well, that makes me feel better. me too. i'll go get two from the back. okay. this mother's day, get the droid razr by motorola. only $99.99. the lowest price ever. verizon. ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes t

so what they found themselves in mississippi was they were not prepared for was talking about ivf and talking about birth control. so they decide that they're going to start making these hybrids. so they did one and it wasn't and -- a pretty basic one. a person applies to every human being regardless of the method of creation. a human being is a member of homo sapiens at any stage of developing. so there was a challenge to balaton, and that was lost. so when it was lost it was appealed to the state supreme court and that was lost. so last week personhood u.s.a. took off their petition signature drive at numerous planned parenthood health centers across the state of colorado. so we do expect to see that. we probably won't know until december. another when we do expect to see is a public funding ban in oregon, and like florida, the basic no public funding for abortion. but unlike florida, oregon is where the only state that does get public funding for abortion. this was tried to times before. in 1978, and in 1986. this wasn't the first time they've seen the fight and they're expecting t