their faith and that the district's effort to ensure employees don't lose their jobs because of in vitro fertilization or birth controls or any reproductive health care choice was part of a continued attack on religion. one thing that is particularly wonderful about this great nation is that we offer everyone a right to have an opinion. as a mother, a grandmother and a devoted woman of god, i couldn't help wondering how men who are so very adamant about forcing mothers to have these babies could refuse to ensure they have access to care. the same folks calling for bills like this one have called for cuts to programs across the spectrum that would give these children and their mothers access to education, access to healthy meals and all kinds of tools to ensure they're not stuck in the cycle of poverty. so once they funnel women into the path that brings the child into the world my colleagues would prefer to say, god bless you, and walk away. mr. speaker, the legislation this rule would force us to consider is absolutely wrong. it violates the will of the district's voters, it violates th

direcciÓn pero no si uno de los dos los quiere desechar gracias alÁ tecnologÍa la fertilizaciÓn in-vitroa y verbalmente. >>> bueno, nick loeb ha enviado un comunicado en que dice que tratÓ de hablar con sofÍa al respecto que no destruyera los embriones y que se des linda de la paternidad y responsabilidad y que ella dijo no. >>> y tambiÉn intentamos contactar a so fey vergara pero dicen que no tienen comentario. >>> gracias. y papa benedicto 16 cumpliÓ hoy 88 aÑos de e estado y lo celebrÓ con cerveza como buen alemÁn. >>> en el 2013 benedicto el primer pontÍfice en renunciar a su cargo. >>> tomÓ cerveza. yo creo que nos ha inspirado, celebremos este cumpleaÑos aquÍ. >>> vale hasta [♪] >> ella estÁ haciendo vÍdeos pornogrÁficos con mi hija y con mi sobrinita. >> ¿y quÉ edad tiene la niÑa? >> nueve. dÁndose besos, eso es un contenido sexual. >> ¿pero se dan besos en la boca? >> se dan un beso en la boca, es normal... tÚ le das besos a la niÑa en la boca. >> ¡¿pero cÓmo va a ser normal?! >> yo le doy besos a la niÑa en la boca, son primitas. >> ¡¿pero cÓmo que con lengua?! ¿las niÑas vinier

like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilization or i.v.f.doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of stanford's in vitro fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called "oxygen." we first profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as "eva." it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the eva system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly-formed embryos as they develop inside of incubators. images are recorded every 25 -- every five minutes as the cells divide and the embryos grow. the computer software rates the quality of each embryo based on the growth pattern. >> green box represent embryos that have high viability and the yellow boxes represent embryos that have lower potential. and these viabili

this in vitro process was not possible in germany. tell us about that. why did she have to go abroad? guest: she could not procure the procedure in germany. she tro -- she chose the ukraine and in ukraine, the regulations are much laxer. if this would have been done in germany, the legal framework it fits existed in germany we would have seen a pregnancy, but not a quadruple pregnancy. this gives us pause as to how we go about regulating. a blanket provision only exacerbates the problem because it sends people into other markets where they can get what they want. anchor: so if there were better regulation here, she would not have left the country and probably not have ended up being pregnant with four children. guest: exactly. anchor: there is the argument that people would say why should her ability to conceive children be limited? guest: there is a legal question of course as far as harm that can come to the mother and to the babies. on the other hand, there is an ethical question which is what kind of responsibility does she bear on possible sufferers

like thousands of couple they turn to i hope vitro fertilization or avf but then the doctor told them about a device that might up the odd. >> it definitely i hope cease our confidence that the embryo trans ferry was selected. >> this technology can help us. >> the doctor is a director of stanford invitro lab and also the co-founder of a private device company called oxygen. we first pro failed a company 2 years ago when testing a system known as eva. which is designed to help doctor choose the healthiest embryo to implant. >> this is a tremendously forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. >> these are the time lapse camera. this system uses specialize camp are to essentially spy on newly formed embryo as they develop inside incubator. images recorded every 5 minutes. as the cell divide and embryo grow. computer software then rates the quality of each individual embryo based on the growth pattern. >> green box represent embryo that have high viability and the yellow box represent embryo that have lower potential and these scores these viability score are assessed using a s

like thousands of couple they turn to i hope vitro fertilization or avf but then the doctor told them about a device that might up the odd. >> it definitely i hope cease our confidence that the embryo trans ferry was selected. >> this technology can help us. >> the doctor is a director of stanford invitro lab and also the co-founder of a private device company called oxygen. we first pro failed a company 2 years ago when testing a system known as eva. which is designed to help doctor choose the healthiest embryo to implant. >> this is a tremendously forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. >> these are the time lapse camera. this system uses specialize camp are to essentially spy on newly formed embryo as they develop inside incubator. images recorded every 5 minutes. as the cell divide and embryo grow. computer software then rates the quality of each individual embryo based on the growth pattern. >> green box represent embryo that have high viability and the yellow box represent embryo that have lower potential and these scores these viability score are assessed using a s

like thousands of couple they turn to i hope vitro fertilization or avf but then the doctor told them about a device that might up the odd. >> it definitely i hope cease our confidence that the embryo trans ferry was selected. >> this technology can help us. >> the doctor is a director of stanford invitro lab and also the co-founder of a private device company called oxygen. we first pro failed a company 2 years ago when testing a system known as eva. which is designed to help doctor choose the healthiest embryo to implant. >> this is a tremendously forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. >> these are the time lapse camera. this system uses specialize camp are to essentially spy on newly formed embryo as they develop inside incubator. images recorded every 5 minutes. as the cell divide and embryo grow. computer software then rates the quality of each individual embryo based on the growth pattern. >> green box represent embryo that have high viability and the yellow box represent embryo that have lower potential and these scores these viability score are assessed using a s

a court battle over the two frozen embryos that she and ex-fiance nick loeb created through in vitro fertilization. loeb and vergara are now split but he wants control of the embryos writing in "the new york times" "in my view keeping them frozen forever is tantamount to killing them" loeb wants a surrogate to be implanted with the embryos so he can raise the babies on his own. but in a statement to e! vergara's attorney says she is content to leave the embryos frozen indefinitely as she has no desire to have children with her ex. an agreement both partners signed states any change to the embryos must be mutually agreed to. in court documents loeb argues the agreement doesn't state what would happen in the event of their separation. ultimately the agreement may not matter. >> unless there is a compelling reason to force somebody you know to potentially become a parent the court has decided with sofia's side. >> reporter: loeb asks when we create embryos for the purpose of life should we not define them as life rather than as property? >> it sounds like he atrying to bring this very f

decidir no hay leyes en estados unidos por ejemplo dice que le 65 aÑos no por ser esta fertilizaciÓn en vitro esto cada vez es mÁs comÚn cada dÍa. juan: estos cada vez mÁs comÚn cada dÍa. pero tambiÉn Éste puede destacarse que un mÉdico diga a una seÑora que no puede tener un hijo pero por cuestiones Éticas y no mÉdicas. pamela: otra persona dice que tuvo un hijo a los 28 aÑos. otra persona estÁ pensando en que puede convertirse en madre por primera vez luego de los 28 aÑos. juan: la ciencia va evolucionando. sÓlo querÍa decir que se va a crecer a la familia pamela:. tambiÉn que no te confundan con la abuela cuando vas a llevar al niÑo la escuela y las que tecos con la abuela. la gente no haber que los romanos se niÑo. es la verdad. gracias doctor. pueden en mi pillarle todas sus preguntas sobre este tema al doctor. el va a contestar. juan: escrÍbanme en mi curro a mi cuenta de twitter. pamela: tengo como 10 aÑos mÁs todavÍa para conseguir. (risas) barbara: muchas gracias doctor.. honrandolas con servicios funebres!! y aunque es un proceso triste, dicen que vale la pena. xiomara gonzalez gove

they agreed at the time of in vitro fertilization that the embryos would remain where they are, theyould be thawed and both parties must agree as to what to do with the embryos. one person cannot decide. >> nick lobe signed that consent that said the baby could only be brought to life if both parents signed that consent form. >> we have to understand what he said in the complaint, he's a sophisticated man who says i was coerced, she abused me she was always abusing me and she made me do it because i was under duress and i did not want to suffer more abuse. well that may prove to be a bit too much. >> you're saying sanctity of contracts, case closed. >> well no not so simple. you know how i feel about contracts. i think that we exist in the world under law and society by virtue of contract. everything we do is on the basis of agreement. however, there are ten states that have looked at in vitro fertilization and these kinds of, quote unquote, custody battles over what most states will say is the property called embryo and what they have found is this -- eight of them have said that ba

like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilization or i.v.f.vice that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of the fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called oxygen. we first profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as eva. it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the eva system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly formed embryos as they develop insides incubators. images are recorded every 25 minutes as they divide and grow. the computer software rates the quality of each embryo based on the growth pattern. >> green box represent embryos that have high viability and the yellow boxes represent embryos that have lower potential. and she's viability scores are assessed using an algorhythm assessed at stanford. >> it offers mo

after business mogul nick loeb and his famous ex fiancÉe sophia vergara tried to have a baby using in vitroertilization. now after their high-profile break uplobe is demanding custody of the embryos. he writes in my view keeping them frozen forever is tantamount to killing them. he wants to implant the embryos in a surrogate and raise the children himself. arguing a woman is entitled to bring a pregnancy to term even in the woman objects. shouldn't a man be allowed to do the same even if the woman injects. >> they're both invested in the emembryos. they're treated with respect. they're the product of medical procedures which involves informed consent. >> his op ed follows a lawsuit he filed against a "modern family" star asking to preserve the embryos. her lawyers told us his claims have no merit. she has never wanted to destroy her embryos and has never suggested she wanted them destroyed. >> i think he's saying these are his children, but the law really doesn't classify an embryo as a child. the judge will balance nick's right to procreate and sophia's right not to be forced to be a paren

like thousands of couples, they turned to in vitro fertilizeition or ivf.doctor told them about a device that might up their odds. >> it increased our confidence that the right embryo was going to be selected. >> this can help us. >> the doctor is the director of the fertilization lab at stanford and the founder of a private device company called oxygen. we profiled it two years ago when they were testing a system known as eva. it helps doctors choose the healthiest embryos to implant. >> this is a tremendous leap forward in our ability to evaluate embryo viability. these are the time-lapse cameras. >> the system uses specialized cameras to essentially spy on newly formed embryos as they develop insides incubatetors. they record every 25 minutes as they divide and grow. the computer software rates the quality of each embryo based on the growth pattern. >> the yellow boxes represent embryos that have lower potential and the green are higher: these viability scores are assessed using annal go rhythm assessed at stanford. >> it offers more detailed information

cindy was desperate to have a child so she and karl went through in vitro fertilization. >> you were to have the baby you always wanted. >> happiest time of my life. >> the big kids were happy when baby brother alex was born. >> what do you think, levi? >> as the years went by alex said he and levi developed a special bond. >> he was always there for me. loved to hang out together. >> levi, erin and katie's family stayed in touch. aunt colette got to know the girls and got a kick out of levi. >> levi had a quirky personality. he was a pranks ter but had my sister's sweet spirit. >> what's the matter, levi? levi had problems inle school. he and karl began to butt heads. >> i think levi bucked the system a little bit. he was a typical teenaged boy who matthew the answers. thor more levi struggled in his world, karl held him down rather than pick him up. >> the rift widened. in may of 2002 when levi was 17 he left home. uncle mike watched it happen with sadness. >> he dropped out of school which didn't help things at all. he jumped and didn't look where he was jumping to. he didn't have

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two preserve female embryos created through in-vitro infertlization. this? >> i think it is a sensitive topic. it is his position these are his children. if you believe life starts at conception -- >> he said he does. law is against him. if the parties agree, great. if they don't, you look to documentation and this is where the fertility clinic has a problem because they didn't document what happens if the couple separates. the final step is to see what they want now. >> the lawsuit makes other claims that i was suspicious of until the commercial break and you said this is relevant. he said she punched him, kicked him, threw a phone at his head bullied him with degrading names. is that relevant or irrelevant? >> i think it is relevant. that is going to when they signed this agreement about what would happen is he was being forced and in the case of his death he would allow the embryos to be destroyed. but california law requires they put in what happens if you separate and they didn't. if she doesn't want it and wants to discarded it is property i hate

they had agree at the time of in vitro fertilization that the embryos would remain as they are.hat one of them died, meaning they could be destroyed, they would simply be thawed. and both parties must agree as to what to do with the embryos. one person cannot decide. >> in fact nick lobe signed that consent that said the baby can only be brought to life if both parents signed that consent form. >> and we have to understand what he says in his complaint. nick lobe who is a sophisticated businessman from families of great business sophistication says i was coerced. she abused me. she was always abusing me. and she made me do it because i was under duress and i did not want to suffer more abuse. that claim may prove to be a bit too much. >> while we're talking about this you're saying sanctity of contract, case closed. >> not so. you know how i feel about contracts. i think we exist in the world under law and society by virtue of contract. everything we do is on the basis of agreement. however, there are ten states that have looked at in vee trow fertilization and these kinds of qu

in november of 2013 six months before the couple broke up they used in vitro fertilization to creatembryos. planning to eventually use a surrogate. vergara spoke to amy about ivf on "gma." >> i'm 40 years old. nothing happens that naturally anymore. i wanted to take advantage of science. why not. >> reporter: at the time both signed an agreement that said the embryos should be destroyed in the event of either or both of their deaths. now loeb wants to save them. >> i think the court has to decide if the agreement controls in this situation where there's a breakup rather than a death. >> reporter: the complaint doesn't allege that vergara is actively trying to destroy the embryos, loeb is saying she bullied and berated him into the agreement at the time. the banking dynasty heir has always been a pro-life republican who believes life begins at con sepgs. and killing them is no different than killing a life. the court documents list the parties as john and jane doe. loeb's friend acknowledged this was the couple. for bam"good morning america," tom llamas abc news new york. >>> avril la

in vitro fertilization, you're fired. exercising your right to choose, you're fired. you have a daughter on birth control, you're fired. this is outrageous ridiculous and totally unacceptable. it is an insult to women everywhere and even more amazing is that this resolution is being proposed by the so-called party of states' rights. they're not proposing a federal law. they're taking away the rights of a locality. . which has a population larger than most states. this is a new low in this congress. i urge a strong no vote. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from georgia. mr. woodall: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. woodall: mr. speaker, for folks who were just turning on the tv's back mayor in office, they may think we're in the middle of issue debate right now. not the case. we can get an issued debate as soon as we pass this rule to begin that debate. what makes me so proud about the work we do in the rules commit

in november of 2013 just six months before the couple broke up he says they used in vitro forlizationate embryos and planned to use a surrogate. something vergara spoke with our amy robach with. >> i wanted to make sure. i froze some eggs. i wanted to take advantage of science. why not? >> reporter: while loeb does not allege she's actively trying to destroy the embryos, he writes it's his mission to preserve them at all costs. i asked her to let me have the embryos, offering to pay for all expenses to carry our girls to terms and raise them. she's refused. he says many have asked me why not move on and have family of your own? i have every intention of doing so president that doesn't mean i should let the two lives i have already created be destroyed or sit in a freezer until the end of time. rereached out to vergara. she doesn't want to comment. in a statement through her attorney to "people" earlier this month she said she has never wanted to destroy the embryos. >> let's talk to dan abrams. he admits he signed an agreement saying that both sides have to agree, how does he have a c

business mogul nick loeb and famous exfiancee actress sofia vergara tried to have a baby using in vitrog custody of the two frozen embryos. in a new op-ed published this morning morning in "the new york times" times" -- in my view keeping them frozen is tantamount to keeping them frozen. a woman is entitled to do bring a pregnancy to term even if a man objects. shouldn't a man who is willing to take on all parentalant responsibilities be entitled? >> they're treated with respect, and they're the product of infertility treatment, medical procedure, which involves informed concept. >> his op-ed files a lawsuit he filed against the star. vergara's team would not comment, but loeb's claims have no merit it says. she never wished to have the embryos destroyed, it said. it highlights legal territory that can get complicated. >> i think he's saying these are his children. but the law doesn't classify an embryo as a child. the judge is going to balance his rights to procreate and her right not to be forced to be a parent. >> reporter: a legal and ethical battle giving new definition to the term

both used in vitro fertilization.rned down the option to abort some. and why she is retiring from her job, she has no plans to slow down. saying, i think life with children is great. you continuously have to meet challenges, you probably stay young. now, she says this is not an ego boost for her. that she will not fit into some societal cliche of what a 65-year-old should act like. she does know who the dad is but the donation was anonymous and it will stay that way. as for why she stayed single, she says she's never met the right guy. one last thing. the babies, three boys and a girl. >> wow. katy, thank you so much. i love how the daughter said i only wanted one but i guess we'll keep all four. thanks. >>> all right, matt. over to you. >> thanks very much. the robertson family skyrocketed to fame with their hit reality show "duck dynasty." they're hitting the stage in a new musical production. ♪ the show is called duck commander musical. members of the dynasty are with us now. good morning to both of you. nice to se