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Bernstein, Nina. "For Subjects in Haiti Study, Free AIDS Care Has a Price." New York Times, June 6, 1999.
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Alvarez, Lizette. "Spreading Scandinavian Genes, Without Viking Boats." New York Times, September 30, 2004.
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Kolata, Gina. "Price of Donor Eggs Soars, Setting Off a Debate on Ethics." New York Times, February 25, 1998.
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Sachs, Susan. "Clinics' Pitch to Indian Emigres: It's a Boy." New York Times, September 15, 2001.
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Waldman, Amy. "States in India Take New Steps to Limit Births." New York Times, November 7, 2003.
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Sims, Calvin. "Using Gifts as Bait, Peru Sterilizes Poor Women." New York Times, February 15, 1998.
Kalb, Claudia. "Mags For the Modern Would-Be Mom." Newsweek, October 4, 2004.
Grady, Denise. "Repeat Caesareans Becoming Harder to Avoid." New York Times, November 29, 2004.
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Harmon, Amy. "First Comes the Baby Carriage." New York Times, October 13, 2005.
Grady, Denise. "Girl or Boy? As Fertility Technology Advances, So Does an Ethical Debate." New York Times, February 6, 2007.
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Harris, Gardiner. "Report Details F.D.A. Rejection of Next-Day Pill." New York Times, November 15, 2005.
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Boxer, Sarah. "Feel Like Screaming? Excellent! You're In Demand." New York Times, November 1, 1997.
Stolberg, Sheryl Gay. "The War Over Abortion Moves to a Smaller Stage." New York Times, October 26, 2003.
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Villarosa, Linda. "AIDS Fears Grow for Black Women." New York Times, April 5, 2004.
Waldman, Amy. "On India's Roads, Cargo and a Deadly Passenger." New York Times, December 6, 2005.
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