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Coverage of the 2010 Pediatric Bioethics Conference continues with Jeff Ecker, Associate Professor of Obstetrics Harvard Medical School, as he recounts the story of the California octuplets and ethics implications. Then a panel discussion on issues that arise prior to birth includes speakers Mark Mercurio, MA Director of Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Norman Fost, MPH Director, Program in Bioethics, University of Wisconsin who discuss illegal and prescribed drug use. Elena Gates, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics, UC San Francisco discusses surgical interventions and David Woodrum, Professor of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine compares data versus intuition based decisions.

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