When Kelley Benham and her husband Tom French finally got pregnant, after many attempts and a good deal of technological help, everything was perfect. Until it wasn't. Their story raises questions that, until recently, no parent had to face… and that are still nearly impossible to answer.This hour, which we first released in 2013, we spend the entire episode on the story of Kelley and Tom, whose daughter was born at 23 weeks and 6 days, roughly halfway to full term. Their story contains an entire universe of questions about the lines between life and death, reflex and will, and the confusing tug of war between two basic moral touchstones: doing no harm...and doing everything in our power to help. Kelley has written about her experience in a brilliant series of articles in the Tampa Bay Times.&nbsp;If you want to know more about what we talk about in the update tacked onto the end of this episode, check out the links below:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/851irr9twuns3q5pfabib/juniper-at-15.jpg?rlkey=k4j04en4q4y2y0bvms8gam0y0&dl=0" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Photo Here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/ZvMD42u9hzuu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://zpr.io/ZvMD42u9hzuu</a>)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ujsbjgq1aeoq64vtfmy3h/Juniper-at-15-video-trimmed.mov?rlkey=1c0e2dnlwkfo47f5cxbtxfcz5&dl=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plus This Video Here</a> (<a href="https://zpr.io/8ewZUD368TzP" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://zpr.io/8ewZUD368TzP</a>)&nbsp;</li></ul>Check out the book that Tom and Kelley wrote about Juniper here:<ul><li><a href="https://zpr.io/8ewZUD368TzP" rel="noopener noreferrer">Juniper: The girl who was born too soon. </a>(<a href="https://zpr.io/8ewZUD368TzP" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://zpr.io/8ewZUD368TzP</a>)&nbsp;</li></ul>And when you're done listening to the episode, be sure to check out the video below--but be warned, it does contain spoilers.&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/SrvBmlxlbKc?si=yxWFQtBhETZx13H8" rel="noopener noreferrer">23 Weeks 6 Days Video</a></li></ul>EPISODE CREDITS:Reported by Jad AbumradProduced by Matt Kielty and Jad AbumradUpdate produced by Pat Walters and Anisa Vietzewith mixing help from Jeremy Bloom&nbsp;Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. <a href="https://radiolab.org/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer">Signup</a> (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of <a href="http://members.radiolab.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lab</a> (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on <a href="http://instagram.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/radiolab" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing <a href="mailto:radiolab@wnyc.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">radiolab@wnyc.org</a>.Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.&nbsp; Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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