Articles by Nancy Flanders
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2.8KIssuesBaby born missing most of brain turns two, says first word
In March 2013, Emma Murray of Scotland was rushed to the hospital with what she thought was appendicitis. It turned out, she...
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3.2KIssuesFormer IVF doctor: Children are viewed as “manufactured” goods
Dr. Anthony Caruso was a leading OB/GYN specializing in in vitro fertilization (IVF) when a series of events cause him to make...
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3.7KIssuesMother shares photos of her baby boy at 19 weeks gestation
At 19 weeks gestation, baby Branson died as the result of a twisted umbilical cord. In September, his mother Haleigh shared photos...
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6.0KIssues21-year-old celebrates her birthday by becoming a foster mother
Teenagers look forward to their 21st birthdays for a variety of reasons, including the ability to drink alcohol legally and gain another...
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2.2KIssuesWoman with Down syndrome becomes first to join sorority at Murray State
Alexis Cain has become the first member of a sorority at Murray State University in Kentucky to have Down syndrome. Her Alpha...
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3.2KIssuesMiracle baby with ‘fatal’ brain tumor is going to live, doctors say
Diagnosed with both Down syndrome and fatal brain tumor while still in the womb, Abigail Jones was not expected to live long...
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339.3KIssuesMother shares moving photos of baby miscarried at 15 weeks: He was a person
When Mandy Stewart prepared to obtain her 20-week ultrasound, she initially planned to go alone. Her husband, Brandon, had work that day. However, Stewart had...
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2.2KIssuesNational Embryo Donation Center celebrates 500th birth of adopted embryo
On September 26, the National Embryo Donation Center held a celebration in honor of not just one special baby, but 500 of...
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7.1KIssuesBaby Elliot, born with rare medical condition, shares the preciousness of life
When Brandon and Samantha Castro learned they were expecting their first child, they were just settling into life back in Franklin, Tennessee,...
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3.1KIssuesAustralian girl given one year to live defies the odds
Four-year-old Isabela Corstorphan was diagnosed at four months old with an extremely rare condition of dwarfism called Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata or RCDP....
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4.1K62MediaMSNBC’s attempt to tarnish undercover Planned Parenthood videos backfires
As Cecile Richards was testifying on Capitol Hill and letting many of Planned Parenthood’s secrets out, MSNBC attempted to chip away at...
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3.6K1NewsbreakMaggie Karner, woman who challenged assisted suicide laws, has died from cancer
Maggie Karner, the woman who sent a video to Brittany Maynard, the assisted-suicide supporter who took her own life, has died from the same cancer...
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2.8KIssuesPrincess Diana’s goddaughter fires back at reality star who said those with Down syndrome should be ‘put down’
When Domenica Lawson was born 20 years ago, Princess Diana, a friend of Lawson’s mother, asked if she could be the child’s...
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1.7KIssuesBaby girl delivered 14 weeks early turns 11, has ‘fighting spirit’
When she was 26 weeks pregnant, Norelle Smith was diagnosed with toxic pre-eclampsia, a condition that includes symptoms such as high blood...
