Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Last month a woman in Houston gave birth to eight babies, setting a record for the largest multiple live birth. The birth was termed a success, but some said this example of the power of modern medicine is a cautionary lesson. A panel talks about the latest advances in fertility therapies and the ethical questions they raise.
Guests
- Dr. Leroy Walters Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University
- Susan Wolfe Associate professor of law and medicine at the University of Minnesota Law School and Center for Bioethics
- Dr. Michael Levy Director of the in vitro fertilization program at Shady Grove Fertility Center
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