All In The Family

A 55 year old woman gave birth to her three grandchildren, the Washington Post reports today. The woman had offered to be a surrogate for her grandchildren when her own daughter had tried unsuccessfully for several years to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization. Ethicists' opinions on the surrogacy arrangement were varied. For more info, read on: [link] -- Linda Glenn

The Next Pointless Reproductive Scandal...

We were going to skip this one but if it merits an MSNBC column, we'll mention it. Enter Aleta St. James, the 56 year-old mother who has a new pair of twins thanks to the soap opera that is assisted reproductive technology in America.