Octuplets Plus 6: The Ethics of Multiple Births; State Offices May Close 2 Days a Week; FilmWeek Reviews
Octuplets Plus 6: The Ethics of Multiple Births
The afterglow and amazement of the birth of eight health babies is giving way to debate. With six children and a pending bankruptcy case - should a mother who doesn't have the resources to care for her six children be allowed to have any more? What are the ethical implications of the implantation of 8 viable embryos? Larry Mantle talks about the controversy with fertility expert Dr. Karine Chung and with medical ethicist Felicia Cohn.
State Offices May Close 2 Days a Week
As a result of the budget crisis California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will likely slash the working hours of almost 250,000 state employees, representing a roughly 10-percent salary cut. Many State offices may close 2 days a month as well. Larry Mantle talks about this development and gets an update on budget negotiations with Evan Halper of the LA Times, Aaron McLear of the Governor's office, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and Assemblyman Roger Niello.
FilmWeek Reviews
Larry Mantle talks with critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media about the week's new releases including "New In Town," "Taken," "The Uninvited," "The Secret of the Grain," "The Class," "Of Time and The City," "Serbis" and "UnderWorld: Rise of the Lycan." Larry also interviews "Doubt" writer and director John Patrick Shanley.