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  • Jacqueline Brock underwent seven years of fertility treatments before a third round of IVF produced two embryos, one of which resulted in a healthy pregnancy. Now, Brock and her husband, James, say they're concerned their options could be limited for the remaining embryo amidst a push to give rights to fetuses that are generally ascribed to a person.
    The push for embryo rights worries IVF patients and doctors in the Midwest
    Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow pregnant people to claim their fetuses as dependents on their state taxes. It didn't pass this year, but it's expected to come up in the future.
  • Embryonic stem cells. (Ryddragyn, Wikimedia Commons)
    Rejuvenating Human Cells
    Walker Rhea
    Science has done some amazing things, but nobody really knows if it could ever extend our life span, or eliminate aging entirely. Recently, a team of researchers from California found a way to reverse aging in several kinds of human cells.