With infertility affecting 2.1 million married couples in America, many have turned to infertility treatments such as IVF (in-vitro fertilization). Over the past 20 years, this technology has resulted in 150,000 babies born in the U.S. and one million worldwide. However, another result of such treatments has been the production of unused embryos — 400,000 of which are currently in frozen storage. Correspondent Betty Rollin explores the moral, ethical and religious choices couples face when dealing with the issue of frozen embryos. Pamela Madsen, whose IVF treatments produced two sons, says the choice of how to deal with excess embryos is not an easy one: “These embryos were not made casually. They were made with love, forethought and caring, and a product of our marriage. They are not nothing. They are unique and something wonderful should be done with them.” (Rebroadcast from August 22, 2003)

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