On a massive soundstage at Hollywood's Raleigh Studios, a woman is dying of ovarian cancer. One doctor wants to treat her traditionally, by removing her uterus and ovaries. Another wants the patient to participate in a clinical trail that might preserve her ability to have children, but could have serious side effects. On a different day, an obstetrician is conflicted about whether to deliver a premature baby she believes was conceived solely because the umbilical-cord blood could save the family's older, dying child. Another doctor struggles to do what's right when his teenage patient – who has HIV but doesn't know it – confides that he plans to have sex for the first time. Bioethical questions like these come up weekly on ABC's “Private Practice,” the “Grey's Anatomy” spinoff that airs tonight. “We're telling stories that...
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