Question the Wisdom

Jennifer is a New York-based journalist who's simultaneously starting a family with her husband Ron, and an online news publication in her neighborhood. Go ahead, question the wisdom.
Jul 17 '11
“Unlike countries where couples can go broke trying to conceive with the assistance of costly medical technology, Israel provides free, unlimited IVF procedures for up to two ‘take-home babies’ until a woman is 45. The policy has made Israelis the highest per capita users of the procedure in the world.”

From “Where Families Are Prized, Help Is Free” (New York Times)

If only Israelis and Palestinians weren’t so preoccupied with mutual annihilation, I might take Benjamin Netanyahu up on this offer. For now, it’s just a lot safer to spring $500 on a newborn at Taco Bell.

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