On this week’s 51%, we hear from a woman who writes about reproductive technology and who decided to become a single mother. Plus, how has the role of the first lady evolved?

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That’s Marisa Tomei’s character in the 1992 film “My Cousin Vinny.” But the ticking biological clock woman may hear nowadays is sounding at a time when there have been advances in medical science. Why should biology decide when–or how–you’ll have a baby? KALW Inflection Point Host Lauren Schiller speaks with writer and consultant Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, who, as she investigated new reproductive technologies, was faced with her own ticking biological clock. Lehmann-Haupt, author of “In Her Own Sweet Time: Egg Freezing and the New Frontiers of Family,” shares how she reached her decision to have a baby on her own as a single mom, after turning 40. We’ll pick up her story after she’d gotten out of a relationship and was headed for India in her late 30s. Just a note, there is a somewhat graphic description of artificial insemination. (more…)