comes over to los angeles to have in vitro because in spain it's against the law to have over 50 in vitro. in america, we have no law. you can be 98 and have in vitro. so she gets the twins, births them, dies two years later. what say you? >> right. she goes in and she lies and says she is 55. we don't have a law but we have ethical standards that most of the clinics follow. bill: this clinic i don't even think cared how old she was. she paid a lot of money for it. >> they say we don't check identification. she said 55. she was actually 66. now, i have to say i called one of the most respected fertility doctors in new york city and asked the head of the clinic there do you guys check for i.d.? is that normal? he said yes, we do. bill: they do in new york. >> especially if there is a question about how old the person is. bill: this is a clinic that charged this woman so much money she had to sell her house. she had to sell her house. >> you can buy a baby in any one of a number of ways, bill. this woman bought these two babies. she was 66 years old. bill: there should be a federal law, kel

also, a 72-year-old woman in london is receiving in vitro fertilization. >> would never in vitro doctorr clinic gives this woman in vitro fertilization, it ought to be closed. >> i do not hear all these liberated women sang that man cannot do it at 72. they do it all the time. >> to me, ivf means i.v. forget about it. laura: joining us from california is the director of the stanford center for medical ethics. david, this is a stunning issue when you think about it. for years, people have just come to accept the efficacy of and legitimacy of in vitro fertilization, and it is largely unregulated in the united states. if this happens with a woman receiving fertility treatments in an alley clinic in 2005 when she was in her late 60's, lying about her age, goes back to europe and dies and the baby is left alone. it >> one of the big challenges is on the one hand, many people believe that the right of parents to make a decision and have children without interference without any kind of regulation is a fundamental freedom. the fact has been as a result of that, technology has led to some abuse

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the vatican document on bio-ethics, explaining the churches opposition to stem cell research and in vitro fertilization. >> i have some reading now. >> back in the district, outside the basilica, people said maybe obama would consider the pope's message. >> that matters of life be higher. >> on the right to life, i would like to listen to the pope. >> the pressure on the trip was intense. the goals at the g-8 summit of climate change addressed, but not accomplished. that we have not solved all of our problems and we have not agreed on every point. >> after his audience with the pope, it was off to donna, which is struggling to advance its democracy, thrilled to host the first u.s.-average american president to visit -- he was off to ghana. president obama hand delivered a personal letter from edward kennedy, who is suffering from brain cancer. obama asked the pope to pray for kennedy and then called his friend after the meeting to relay the news. gordon? >> scott thuman reporting. >>> president obama's family had quite a week, startingje by meeting with dmitri mcdevitt and prime minister

. >> according to the romanian authorities, there were 30 women at this clinic preparing for in vitro fertilization when it was raided. most of the clients were couples from israel and britain. the eggs were sold by remain in demand for a few hundred dollars. within the years since the clinic has opened, more than 1000 procedures have taken place. this woman offered her eggs for sale and did not know it was illegal and needed the money because she is unemployed. in romania, ivf is only allowed in clinics where the eggs are freely donated. a criminal investigation is under way. >> they have succeeded in bringing women from all over the country who offered their eggs after medical treatment, which was dangerous. >> in total, 25 people are under investigation, including two israeli doctors. >> ceremonies have been held in germany to march the 61st anniversary of a failed attempt of officers to try to kill hitler. the plot was hatched by one man and his associates. winston churchill and complained he had been sold a pub when he understood -- when he learned his underground corridors were

>> that is not true, we will need y chromosome for the sperm in vitro. therefore, we need man. this is only a technique for better understanding of male infertility. >> briefly, how will you control things? how will you be sure that this summit is used for what you want? >> our role is to provide assistance. our role is a system. to be used in future in the wrong way, that is not in our hands. >> thank you for being with us. billions of people around the world watched live television coverage from los angeles, a tribute to michael jackson. the ceremony began with the arrival of the music greats celebrating his legacy. but the most poignant moment was an unscheduled tribute from his 11-year-old daughter, paris. >> michael jackson's brother is accompanied him to the stage one last time. -- brothers accompanied him to the stage one last time. this was a public memorial for a global superstar. it was also a heartbreaking farewell to the little girl's father. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. [crying] i just want to say that i love him so

he chose to have in vitro by a white woman and a white man. what does that have to do?> so in order for him to be an african-american eye con -- bill: an icon? why would he have that choice? why? >> i'm trying to answer you. would you like an answer from an african-american? bill: yes. >> because he broke all records. he changed music. he brought people together. bill: no, the kids. >> we didn't say he was an african-american -- father of african-american children. we said he was an african-american icon. bill: why would he have white kids then? >> what he did in his personal life has nothing to do with his iconic status. bill: it doesn't? >> if i said that bill o'reilly has a hot television show, does that mean i have the right to go to your house and say but how come his kids are too bubbly? bill: if you were -- let me ask you this and i will give you the last word. if you were just to say that michael jackson was an extraordinary entertainer that broke down entertainment barriers, i would agree with you 100%, but you went farther than that. you put him up as some kin

. >> according to the authorities, there were about 30 women at this clinic eparing r in vitro fertilizationit was raided late sunday. most of the clies were coups from israel, italy, and britain. the eggwere sold by the romanian women for few hundred dolls. it has been 10 years since the clinic opened. mo than 1000 pcedures have takeplace. >> ts woman offered her eggs for sale. she says she did not know it was illegal. she need the money because she is unemployed. in romania, it is only allowed licensed clinics where the eg have been freely donated. a criminal investigation is now under way. >> usi methods known to me, theyucceeded in bnging poor women from all over t country. the women ofred their eggs after medical teatment that was ngerous. >> 25 people are und investigation, inclingwo israeli doctors. >>> ceremonies have en held in german to mark the 65th anniversaryf thfailed attempt by the grp of officers assassinate adolf hitler and drive the nazis fromower. the germ defee minister led a ceremonhere the plot was hatched. >>> the former prime minister winston churchill complained when

>> whatever in vitro, doctor or clinic gives this woman in vitro fertilizeation, it ought to be closed >> i don't hear people saying men at 72 can't do it. laura: and children at risk -- when women become mothers in their 60's and 70's. the impact. caution, are about to enter the no-spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, everyone. i'm laura ingraham, reporting tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks so much for watching. the democrats and race is the subject of tonight's "talking points" memo. the president was elected last november in part on the promise to heel the -- heal the racial divide. we were told it was a watershed moment for race relations in the united states. recently his party and he have in different ways demonstrated in different ways they're not above using race to advance their left-wing agenda. last night president obama spoke to the names and channeled his best germiah wright accent >> if john lewis could brave billy clubs across the bridge, i'm sure our young people can lift up their ability. i know we can be better fathers and better brothers and mothers and sister

in spain and other countries, there is no absolute age limit for in vitro fertilization, but most clinics will refuse to treat women over 50. she once said she would look for an older man -- under man to bring up her children, there is no word about who will look after the twins. >>> briefly, a reminder of the main news, all 160 passengers and crew have died as a caspian airlines plane crashed in the north of iran. it was flying from the iranian capital of tehran to armenia, with mostly armenian passengers. no official cause of the crash has been given. iran has an aging fleet of planes and international sanctions make it difficult for them to obtain replacement parts. there have been a series of air disasters recently. thank you for being with us on "bbc world news." much more anytime you want it on bbc.com >>> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. macarthur foundation.

woman flew to los angeles, convinced a fertility clinic she was only 55, became pregnant after in vitro fertilization and gave birth to twins that december. maria del carmen busata turned out to be 66 years old making her the oldest woman ever known to have given birth. despite fierce criticism she argued that because her own mother had lived to 101 she'd be around long enough to raise and care for her two children. today the world's oldest mother died at age 69. no word on who will raise the now 2-year-old twins. >>> finally, we have an excerpt tonight from a new edition of the pbs series "wide angle." it's called "birth of a surgeon." the story of a remarkable familiar mozambique that trains midwives to take on the duties of a surgeon. one year after the struggle of amelia to train for her new duties "wide angle" returns for an update. >> reporter: two weeks since the midwives first arrived and none of them is any closer to meeting the requirement of 100 surgeries for their training. >> i haven't done. even to watch them. to see them. you have also people who don't understand. what is

. - as a result of in vitro fertilization following their own struggle, the ricks gave birth to tripletsduring the process, they created eight embryos, each of which they expected to use to have a family. - it's three, i mean it's a nice number of children. so yeah, it's hard to know what you're getting into until you've lived, you know, through it. we're not even through, we're in the middle of it. - fifteen years of waiting and longing to have a family of their own, they now have their hands full with johanes simon, julius vincent, and anna marie. - they're all very different. - giving birth to three children all at once, and as older parents, the ricks decided their family is complete. the problem, what to do with their remaining embryos. - we wanted to give them a chance to live. - as scientists, the ricks didn't feel comfortable with leaving their potential genetic offspring in an indefinite deep freeze and viewed the embryos as life frozen in time. - all the embryos that were created are children and our ildren. we love them and we want them to have a chance for a very fulfilled an

of octuplets in january, but it piqued the world's curiosity when all 14 kids were conceived by in vitro fertilization. >>> a new revelation in the death of michael jackson. what investigators now know ahead of next week's release of autopsy results. >>> plus high honors for a baltimore native taking her game to the next level. >>> and the month of july has been a dry one. but our luck is about to change. we have some rain moving in. i'll tell you what to expect it. what part of the weekend will be dry, and what will be wet. that's coming up. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce... and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! >>> in 2 your health tonight, the h1n1 virus has claimed another marylander. health officials say a fourth death

in her tummy for her to give birth to all of these children, way past the standard of care for in vitrohing is going to happen to these doctors? nothing ever happens to the doctors. >> doctors oftentimes -- we are a self-regulated profession, different from other professions. so i'll give it to you, that's difficult to prosecute doctors. but, remember, the doctors may not have been involved in writing the prescription. they could have been falsified or the doctors could have been involved in writing them, in which case the california state medical board can say, enough medicine for you guys. you now no longer have a license for the rest of your careers. >> speaking of the government of california, back to paul vercammen, standing by at the staples center, paul, i understand that even arnold schwarzenegger tried -- the governor of california tried to intervene on behalf of the jackson family to have jackson buried at neverland. why? i mean, you don't just bury a body out in the backyard. and, number two, why didn't it work? when you've got the governor trying to make it happen, even he c

the vatican's latest document on bioethics, which covers everybody from abortion to issues like in vitrohandle the obama presidency with real fines finesse. he's popular with catholics. they're trying to emphasize issues like environment, but also being very careful to make it clear that there's a vast gulf between the democratic party and the vatican on issues like human life. >> all right, great to have you on. thanks so much. >>> and now, we have some tape from "the new york times" right now. jim dow was embedded with the team in afghanistan. he was there when he learned that an ally of the army had been killed. >> i was with the team when an emergency call came in. an alley of the americans have been killed. >> not sure, it hit the truck, killed all five. he was one of those few good guys i was telling you about. he's done a lot of missions. >> now, more than 15 counter teams have been deployed to detonate bombs and collect evidence from bomb sites. >> what i've got the team leader doing, just one guy. he goes down, confirms site is clear. checks for secondaries. usually about 25 met

three years later with roe completely out of the picture after being conceived in vitro prince michael jackson the second aka blanket is born if february, 2002 in gross month hospital. jackson's lawyer comes to the hospital to pick the baby up delivering him to michael at neve neverland although there are numerous reports he hand picked the sperm and egg donors after careful screening it is unclear if michael even knew who his biological parents were. after describing him as a caring loving understanding father, person, human being martin bashir if jackson wanted to have quote five more children with me, i would be there in a heartbeat. in 2004 rowe who raises forces tells the news of the world i was just a vessel. it wasn't michael's sperm. just like i stick sperm up my horse this is what they did to me. in 2006 after custody rights rowe and jackson make a second multi-million dollar deal where he gets full custody in exchange for cash paid to rowe. jackson's will when it is probated in 2009 names his mother katherine the children's legal guardian. it further provide if katherine cann

clearly, if they had known she was 66 years old, they would not have done in vitro fertilization.t government stepping in and preventing people from doing this, at what point or -- should this person be prosecuted? should she be thrown in jail? >> the doctor shouldn't be performing it. she shouldn't have had it at 55. >> an important point -- >> it's the doctor -- the doctor is responsible. >> go i a head, gavin. >> i think the doctor has some responsibility. even if she wasn't lying about her age and she's 55, i think that's too much. we have to start setting some limits about what you can and cannot do. if a doctor could put a second head on her shoulders, should he be allowed to do that? it doesn't make sense. it's unnatural. >> this woman did use a fake i.d. she went to two different clinics in new york. but in the time since this child has been born, more women have been giving birth to babies after menopause. it's become a phenomenon of a large number of women and a lot of us in the world of bioethics have said why can't we have rules and regulations? there's a simple answer

. >> larry: was that in vitro with michael or natural sex? >> that i don't know. know they had sex together. she told me. >> larry: you have no about that? >> i have no doubt. i wasn't in the bedroom. i have no doubt when she would tell me little things about their private life -- >> larry: will you attend the custody hearing when she attended. >> no. i don't believe so. >> larry: why not? you are her friend, you were her lawyer? >> i'm there for her in her personal life. i want to stay out of the courtroom. >> larry: you do think she will get visitation, katherine will raise them. they will work it out? >> i think if the jackson family gets to know debbie and sit down and talk to her, whatever fears they are thinking -- >> larry: they'll work it out. great to see you,

on bioethics explains the church's position on using embryos for stem cell research, cloning and in vitro fertilization. the president said he would read it. mr. obama is now headed to ghana. this will be his first trip to the subis a hair an continent as president. nu aretoontig in follow in bg akreg news storyak from leesburg where a man is believed to be holding two hostages. >>> imagine going into the delivery room and coming out with twins. now imagine it happening it over and over and over again. hear about one family where every delivery is a special one. washington says good-bye to another landmark business. we will check in with the remember layable source. >>> hotff the grill. a local chef shows us the secrets to a chicken grill with corn on the cobb on the side. (announcer) the official $5 combo of summer is here. with curly fries and a drink for only $5. it's the $5 combo done better. >>> welcome back. a couple in florida welcomed a set of twins. it is not new to them because it is their third set of twins. kathleen and nick heinrichson have 2-year-old twin boys as well as 7-y

she underwent in vitro fertilization at a clinic but lied to the doctors about her age at the time. she told them she was 55. her relatives say they will raise the twin boys. >>> apparently the donald doesn't always get his way. a judge in new jersey has dismissed a lawsuit donald trump filed against an author that wrote trump is a millionaire, not a billionaire. trump says he's worth between $5 billion and $6 billion. he claims timothy o'bryant acted maliciously when he reported in a book trump's worth was more like $150 million to $250 million. the judge ruled that o'bryant did not intend to harm drum and threw out the suit. >>> going up on our half hour, headache for commuters on the red line as the station shuts down for safety tests. >>> the sign of the times, bottle shops in our area closing. leaving some brides-to-be looking for another option. >>> welcome back to the second halfour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm craig melvin. coming up, during the tough economic times, bridal shops in our area are closing. leaving some brides-to-be scrambling for other options.

the first test tube baby conceived through an in vitro fertilization was born in a hospital in manchester for years and their decision to attempt an unheard-of untested procedure sparked worldwide scorn and raised ethical questions. but what began as radical practice is now mainstream ethical treatment him a proven 31 years ago today. now you know the news as fox reports this saturday. july 25. i'm only kidding. i'm julie banderas. thank you for watching. don't miss a special on the record rush limbaugh says donald craddock park went tonight at 9:00 o'clock eastern. i'll see you backre

a second round of in vitro fertilization was finally successful.ternity clothes, planning the baby shower. and she went to the doctor. >> everyone left the room. is it a boy or girl? he pulled us in the office. said we lost the baby. >> reporter: and annarie was diagnosed with breast cancer. doctors said a lumpectomy would save her. i would say what do we do for the process? >> reporter: worried about having a baby than your own health? >> yeah. so, as soon as i heard, the you won't die part, i was -- exactly. ann marie's doctor said, it was risky to get pregnant after the cancer. so, that's where randi's sister, marlo came in. >> they're the people who deserve to have kids. >> reporter: marlo works with her brother at the family plastics business. she's married with two kids. they're a tight family. when marlo heard that randy and ann marie were looking for surrogates to have their baby, she volunteered. that's a big deal. >> it wasn't as hard a decision as people think. i mean, for me, it wasn't. you know? they needed help. they were at their wit

i mean like in-vitro. [ screaming ] while yelping like a school girl, i had time to reflect on the feelingorb, but yelping really describes it best. >> come out feet first. >> that is so wild. it is like dropping down everest inside a transparent pillow. everyone we met agreed it is an awesome experience. >> i was under the water for quite a bit, and i was just very dizzy. >> would you do it again? >> yeah, in a heartbeat. >> what advice do you give people who haven't done this before? >> scream and yell. >> oh, man! for me, that wasn't a problem. [ screaming ] >> that was all for thaetices, by the way. how much will zorbing set you back? the sid row zorb, the one filled with water, costs $37 a ride. the zorb-it costs $44 a ride. if you lose your lunch, you have to clean it yourself. >> how exactly is that fun? >> i'm telling you, i was scared to death. i was scared to death. once you get done, you have so many endorphins rushing through your body. it's a ball. >> would you do it again? >> i'm sorry? i have something in my ear. i can't really get it. of course, yes. >> when you came out, i

the clinic paid for in vitro fertilization.r specialist at the time. >> she came to see me seeking help to have a child. she filled in all the documents and every proof was that she was 55 years old. and i did not know her age until after she gave birth to the twins. >> reporter: her true age, a concern. >> i would not treat single woman at 67 regardless of the conditions. >> reporter: in an interview last year with news of the world, busada explained that like many women, she always wanted to be a mother. saying often circumstances put you between a rock and a hard place, and maybe things shouldn't have been done in the way they were done. but that was the only way to achieve the thing i had always dreamed of. busada was counting on a long life with christian and pao. her mother lived to be 101 years old. but it was not to be. she paved the way for two senior moms to push the age limits even further. last year in india, 72-year-old amkara pamwar gave birth to twins and 70-year-old radja deba had a daughter. entering motherhood

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even researchers will say these are in-vitro-derived sperm cells.e used for insemination? the answer seems to be, well possibly. years and years down the line they might be able to for example someone who's been infertile because of chemotherapy or something like that be able to create this opportunity to create sperm. but right now british law where these studies are being done prohibits this sort of thing. this is being done really solely for the process of studying infertility. you study how sperm develops, you might get a lot more answers as to why infertility occurs. >> a fascinating development. >> i thought you might have some fun with that, alee know, for sure. men are still necessary. >> for more than just chopping wood. >> that's right. >> sanjay gupta, thank you. >>> jason carroll's going to join us in a few minutes with a stunning report about a lack of security at federal buildings, plain-clothed agents were able to sneak in bomb-making parts, assemble them in bathrooms and that's a look at how powerful they were when set off in a dem k

michael jackson met the woman who would be the egg donor and the gestational carrier for him, for his in vitrol jackson very frequently in the last several weeks of his life, so arnold klein had the ability to prescribe demerol, oxycontin or any of those pin killers. then you had dr. conrad murray, the total sleaze bag cardiologist, a man who once promoted pit bull, an energy drink that had viagra in it. he did not have the license to prescribe those schedule three narcotics, but he did have the ability to give him the propofol, the knockout drug -- gretchen: his lawyer will not go on the record whether or not he in fact did that. the lawyer will say no demerol, no oxycontin, but will not talk about propofol. yes, doctors were charged in the anna nicole smith situation, but will they be convicted and go to prison? if all this media attention of michael jackson's death actually changes law and makes it more of a crime for these doctors, then i think this media coverage may have been worth it. >> i look to jerry brown. now the burden is on maybe the future governor of the state of california. he

right now we're doing a lot of experiments using animal models and in vitro model systems to look athe ability to the swine h1n1 to cause disease as opposed to seasonal flu and 1918. host: bill on the democrats' line from burke, virginia. caller: a two-part question. well this vaccine be containing an agivant -- and any evidence this was genetically engineered? guest: the second question is easy. there is no indication of that this has been genetically engineered in any way. it appears to consist of segments we can find in viruses that are circulating in nature. it is a new combination, but certainly not something that would be considered as manmade or engineered. with respect to the agitent question -- right now but could clinical that is put in place to look at efficacy are focusing on rexene that does not have adjutant, because that would resemble seasonal. but their well-being said is looking at that. they help stimulate the immune response and their a lot of data in the literature suggesting they can allow you to use a smaller dose of vaccine and get the same immune response. th

the facility's maximum age for single women receiving in vitro fertilization.r cause of dag has not been disclosed. but a local newspaper says she had been diagnosed with a tumor shortly after giving birth and she leaves behind 2-year-old twins. >>> a man with muscular dystrophy went sky diving for the first time in 22 years. >> so many people only dream of doing stuff like this now this will hopefully open the door for them. >> inspiring story in just a moment. from i'm here's my issue. seems like anytime the name michael jackson is mentioned it's followed by the word money. it's been that way for decades and no different today. his sister la toya made shocking claims about his death to the daily mail but reportedly only after they paid her a hefty sum. dad joe seems like he's ready to capitalize on the kids' talents. debbie rowe has yet to make a final decision on custody insisting she's just looking out for the kids and says rumors of a backdoor deal worth millions are false. the king of pop spent much of his life spending wildly and being squeezed for money