Maybe we owe an apology to the doctors who made the birth announcement with such pride and excitement. The delivery of eight babies in five minutes was, they exhaled, "amazing." The mom was "incredibly courageous." All in all it was a "very exciting day," a feat for which the 46-member medical team at the California hospital expected kudos and high fives. ...more

February 7, 2009

As word of the births spread people began to call with offers of cribs, strollers, baby clothes and other items, said hospital spokeswoman Carmen Gonzalez. ...more

January 28, 2009

The 27-year-old woman and her husband already had three children - all girls. They badly wanted a boy, and she had not conceived in five years, so doctors gave her hormones. ...more

August 27, 2008

California's highest court on Monday barred doctors from invoking their religious beliefs as a reason to deny treatment to gays and lesbians, ruling that state law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination extends to the medical profession. ...more

August 19, 2008