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Miami, Florida (CNN) -- A 15-year-old boy who was set on fire, allegedly by a group of youths he knew, told police he remembered "cold stuff all over my clothes and ... burning."

"Somebody poured something on me and lit me on fire," Michael Brewer tells police from his hospital bed in the audiotaped interview conducted November 23, six weeks after the October 12 incident. "I started running."

Broward County, Florida, prosecutors released the interview, along with other audio, video and documents, to media outlets including CNN on Monday and Tuesday.

Three teenagers have been charged as adults with attempted murder in connection with Brewer's burning. Detectives said eyewitnesses have told them that 16-year-old Jesus Mendez used a lighter to set fire to Brewer after Denver Jarvis, 15, allegedly poured alcohol over him, and that Matthew Bent, also 15, allegedly encouraged the attack.

Detectives said Mendez admitted that he set Brewer on fire, and that he made a "bad decision," according to an arrest transcript. Interviews with the suspects were not part of the evidence released this week.

Detectives believe that Brewer owed Bent $40 for a video game. When Brewer did not pay, police said, Bent stole Brewer's father's bicycle, then was arrested when Brewer reported him to the police. The next day, police believe, the group sought out Brewer.

In the interview, Brewer speaks in a soft, labored voice and sounds breathless. He can be heard inhaling and exhaling on the recording.

He told police that Bent "came to my house and he tried to take my dad's bike. He threatened me. He threatened my sister."

He said Bent wanted him to buy something that he didn't want to buy, but he couldn't remember what. "I think it was stolen," Brewer said.

He said he saw Jarvis pour the flammable liquid on him, and told police he was walking away from the others when it occurred.

When the teens approached him, he said, one told him, "Nobody's going to hit you." Instead, he recalled "cold stuff all over my clothes and ... burning."

Bent, Mendez and Jarvis face a maximum sentence of up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Two other boys who were allegedly involved, a 13-year-old and 15-year-old, have not been charged in the attack.

After he was set on fire, "I'm like, run. Run," Brewer said. "I ... jumped the fence and jumped into the pool."

"This guy comes running out and tries to pull me out of the water, and I said, 'Leave me, leave me,' 'cause my skin was, like, hanging," he said.

"I got out of the pool, and ... in a chair. And then they put me on a stretcher, and they strapped me, and then they put me on the helicopter."

A videotaped interview with an eyewitness to the incident is also among the pieces of evidence released.

In it, the teenager recalls hearing Bent, who is known as Zeke, tell Jarvis to pour the flammable liquid on Brewer. "Zeke's like, 'Yeah, yeah, pour it on him,'" the witness says, estimating the pouring lasted three to five seconds.

Asked if a lot of fluid was poured on Brewer, the boy said it soaked his entire back.

Brewer was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital's burn unit on December 22 after more than two months. During that stay, he had three skin-graft surgeries and was on a ventilator for a month.

He was readmitted to the hospital earlier this month after experiencing trouble breathing, but was re-released after three days. Doctors have said he faces a long recovery and rehabilitation process.

Brewer is recovering at an undisclosed location. His mother, Valerie Brewer, has said he will be home-schooled once he has recovered enough to resume his school work.

CNN's Rich Phillips contributed to this report.

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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A tropical storm watch was issued Friday for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moved closer to the Atlantic island, causing swells and high turf on its beaches.

A satellite picture from 5:45 a.m. ET Friday shows Hurricane Bertha over the Atlantic.

As of 8 p.m. ET Friday, the center of Bertha was about 250 miles (402 km) southeast of Bermuda. The Category 1 storm was moving north-northwest at near 5 mph (8 km/h).

The National Hurricane Center said a gradual turn toward the north is expected Friday night and Saturday, followed by a continued slow motion toward the north or north-northeast on Sunday.

"On this track, the center of Bertha is expected to slowly pass to the southeast and east of Bermuda during the next couple of days," the agency said in an advisory.

Bertha's maximum sustained winds are at near 90 mph (145 km/hr), with higher gusts, the hurricane center said.  See Bertha's path Â»

The Bermuda Weather Service issued a tropical storm watch for the island around midday, meaning tropical storm conditions are possible in the area, the hurricane center said.

The center advised those on the island, a self-governing British colony, to monitor Bertha's progress closely.

Bertha's intensity has fluctuated. At its peak Monday, it was a major Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 120 mph (193 km/h).

Its wind speed dropped to 75 mph (121 km/h), barely hurricane strength, before picking up once again and reaching Category 2 intensity late Wednesday, with top sustained winds of 105 mph (169 km/h).  See how hurricanes are classified Â»

The storm formed July 3 off Africa near the southern Cape Verde Islands. It strengthened into a hurricane Monday.

The first tropical storm of the season, Arthur, formed May 31 near the coast of Belize and dumped heavy rain on Central America and southern Mexico.

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(CNN) -- After hours of back and forth between members, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America decided Friday evening to accept noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in "lifelong" and "monogamous" same-sex relationships.

Previous Evangelical Lutheran Church policy allows gay and lesbian clergy, lay people to serve only if celibate.

One of the country's largest Protestant denominations, the Lutheran church approved four recommendations to its ministry's policies that underscore a new approach to homosexuality.

While the recommendations passed at the weeklong Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota, do not address recognizing same-sex marriage or civil unions, they do allow congregations to support same-sex relationships among their members and allow individuals in same-sex relationships to hold clergy positions.

The previous policy of the 4.6-million member church allowed gay people to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate.

Some members argued prior to the vote that the change would fly in the face of religious teachings.

"Brothers and sisters, I ask you, before you dig yourselves deeper into this hole, if you are so absolutely certain that these behaviors are not sinful that you are willing to place yourselves and this church at the spiritual risk that comes from encouraging sin," said the Rev. Steven Frock of the Western Iowa Synod.

Among those on the other side was Alan Wold of the Northern Illinois Synod. "If according to some I am going to be in err for supporting this... Let me err on the side of mercy, grace, justice, and love of neighbor. Let me err on the side of gospel, which makes all things new."

Many feared the emotional debate could tear at the unity of the church. So the members voted to re-order their resolutions -- moving to the top a resolution that the church "commit itself to bear one another's burdens, love thy neighbor, and respect the bound consciences of all." It passed with overwhelming support.

Other religious denominations, including Episcopalians and Unitarians, have made moves to accept gay clergy, and Evangelical Lutherans would not be the first to accept those openly in same-sex relationships, said David Masci, a senior researcher at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. But ELCA would be the largest to make such a move.

The church is the third largest Protestant denomination, representing 2 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Pew Forum.

The battle Friday was the latest in what Masci said many "socially moderate" denominations, including those in Judaism, are grappling with: balancing the growing acceptance of same-sex relationships with traditional teachings.

As some have moved toward accepting same-sex relationships, within those same denominations "you see more conservative wings that are pushing back against it," said Masci.

On hand for Friday's debate were hundreds of "interested parties" -- including some people who are not members of the church, said John Brooks, ELCA spokesman.

When asked whether there had been protests or rallies on either side outside the convention site, he responded, "Interestingly, no."

In the convention hall, Brooks said, "The debates haven't been rancorous or mean-spirited in any way. They've been quite civil. But people have been passionate with their feelings."

The Rev. Terri Stagner-Collier of the Southeastern Synod said a vote in favor of the resolutions would cause members of her own family to leave the church. Her sister "felt her church was being ripped away from her," Stagner-Collier said tearfully, adding, I urge you not to do this to all of those people in the pew and in my family."

Sara Gross of the Oregon Synod said some "dear members" of the church will be lost if the resolution passes. But, she said, "A vote to reject this recommendation sends a message to the world saying 'not all are welcome.'"

In a "changing world," Gross argued, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America "needs to be a voice that stands up and says 'yes.'"

CNN's Josh Levs contributed to this report.

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answer: accept noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in "lifelong" and "monogamous" same-sex relationships.

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question: what does the evangelical lutheran church accept?

answer: noncelibate clergy members and lay leaders who are in "lifelong" and "monogamous" same-sex relationships.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Wednesday hailed the election of Barack Obama as "a triumph of the American story."

"Americans can be proud of the history that was made yesterday," President Bush said Wednesday.

Obama's rise to become the nation's first black president is "a testament to hard work, optimism and a faith in the enduring promise of our nation," Bush said in the White House Rose Garden.

"No matter how they cast their ballots, all Americans can be proud of the history that was made yesterday," said Bush, whose second term in the Oval Office will end when Obama is sworn in on January 20.

Bush said he had called Obama and had also spoken to his opponent, Sen. John McCain.

"I congratulated [McCain] on a determined campaign that he and Gov. [Sarah] Palin ran," the president said.  Watch Bush praise presidential candidates Â»

Bush said turning over the White House to Obama "will be a stirring sight."

"I know millions of Americans will be overcome with pride at this inspiring moment that so many have waited for for so long," Bush said.

Moving toward Obama's January 20 inauguration, Bush promised the president-elect he can count on "complete cooperation" as he makes the transition to the White House.

Speaking later at the State Department, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said her department "will do everything that we can" to ensure a smooth transition.  Watch Rice pledge a smooth turnover at the State Department Â»

Rice, an African-American like Obama, also called Tuesday's election "an extraordinary step forward" in the nation's history.

"I am especially proud because this is a country that's been through a long journey in terms of overcoming wounds, and making race not the factor in our lives," Rice said.

Bush warned America's enemies not to expect any letup in national security during the transition.

"The United States government will stay vigilant in meeting its most important responsibility, protecting the American people," Bush said.

On Thursday, Obama is expected to receive his first top-secret intelligence briefing, similar to the one Bush gets every day, according to U.S. officials familiar with the process.

In a message to CIA employees obtained by CNN, CIA Director Michael Hayden says Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell will lead Obama's first briefing.

Bush pledged to fulfill his duties as president until the final day of his presidency.

"I will continue to conduct the people's business as long as the office remains in my trust," the nation's 43rd president said.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama claimed the second major legislative victory of his young administration Wednesday, signing a bill to provide federally funded health care to an estimated 4 million children.

President Obama says the SCHIP bill is a downpayment on his "commitment to cover every single American."

The final version of the new law, which expands the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by roughly $35 billion over the next five years, passed a sharply polarized House of Representatives earlier in the day, with almost every Democrat voting in favor of the expansion and most Republicans opposing it.

With the bill, Obama said at a White House ceremony, "We fulfill one of the highest responsibilities that we have -- to ensure the health and well-being of our nation's children."

The president said the bill was a downpayment on his "commitment to cover every single American."

The SCHIP expansion is Obama's second major legislative win in less than a week. The first was Thursday's approval of the Lilly Ledbetter Pay Equity Act, which makes it easier to sue employers for wage-based discrimination.  Learn more about the SCHIP program Â»

The expansion is also a sign of the strength of Washington's new Democratic majority. Former President George W. Bush vetoed two similar health care bills in 2007, arguing that the legislation would encourage families to leave the private insurance market for the federally funded, state-run program.

Before the bill's passage, SCHIP covered almost 7 million children whose parents earn too much to qualify for Medicaid -- the federal health insurance program for the poor -- but who can't afford private insurance.

The new law boosts total SCHIP funding to approximately $60 billion. The expanded program will be financed with a 62-cent-per-pack increase in the federal tax on cigarettes.

"This is a day worthy of celebration. There can be no greater cause ... than protecting the well-being of our nation's children," New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone, the legislation's primary House author, said shortly before the bill's final passage on a 290-135 vote.

Passing the health program's expansion is "morally the right thing to do by our children," said freshman Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Virginia. "At a time when the cost of health care is crushing America's families ... this is an important lifeline."

Opponents of the legislation argued that, among other things, it will allow undocumented immigrants to illegally access taxpayer-financed health care, and is insufficiently funded.

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Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, ripped the bill as a "foundation stone for socialized medicine in the United States," arguing that raising the income limit for SCHIP eligibility will serve as the basis for a massive expansion of government-run health care.

The Senate passed the expansion Friday in a 66-32 vote. All those voting against the bill were Republicans, though nine Republicans voted in favor of the measure.

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(CNN) -- Inspectors found mildew on a ceiling and other problems last year at a peanut butter producing plant in Georgia that has been linked to a salmonella outbreak, according to reports released Monday by the state Department of Agriculture.

A salmonella outbreak linked to a peanut butter plant has sickened nearly 500 people, the CDC says.

But the owner of the Blakely, Georgia, plant -- Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America -- described the problems as "relatively minor and for the most part corrected on site."

PCA this month stopped production at the Blakely plant and launched a nationwide recall of peanut butter and peanut paste made there after July 1, 2008.

The New York Times reported Monday that Georgia agriculture inspection reports from 2006 and 2007 depicted a series of sanitation lapses in the Blakely plant.

Citing an inspection report from August 23, 2007, the Times noted at least three incidences in which "food-contact surfaces" were "not properly cleaned and sanitized."

In an apparent response to the Times article, PCA released a statement saying, "When the observations were noted during inspections by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, corrective action was taken immediately where possible and subsequently when immediate action was not possible."

The statement, which PCA sent to CNN accompanied by a copy of a state inspection report from last October, said "the most recent inspection observations by the state [the October inspection report] were relatively minor and for the most part corrected on site."

In the October 23, 2008 report, an inspector said she found "mildew and possibly some static dust on ceiling of butter storage room." The report did not specify the amount of mildew.

The report continued with the notation, "Correct By: 11/05/2008," but the report did not indicate whether any action was taken or whether a follow-up inspection occurred.

Moisture was blamed for an unrelated salmonella outbreak two years ago. That outbreak was traced to a different Georgia peanut processing plant.

A June 2008 inspection of PCA's Blakely plant found violations including dust buildup on a fan in the butter room, and "possible metal flakes from metal scrubber which is used to clean outside of equipment," according to an inspection report. The report did not indicate where the flakes were found.

PCA has said that the peanut butter and peanut paste made at the Blakely plant were sold in bulk to manufacturers, and that the recall does not involve any peanut butter jars sold directly to consumers.

However, more than 125 products that include peanut butter or peanut paste, including Trader Joe's celery with peanut butter packs and nutrition bars from Clif Bar, NutriSystem and Luna, have been recalled in connection with the PCA's recall. See a list of recalled products

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has counted nearly 500 cases of salmonella illnesses in 43 states from the most recent outbreak, and says the bacterial infection might have contributed to seven deaths.

The American Peanut Council has a list of peanut products that are not affected by the recall.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It's no secret that "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell often shows no mercy toward aspiring singers. Quirky, tattooed contestant Megan Joy Corkrey discovered that Wednesday night during the elimination round on the popular singing competition.

Megan Joy said she and Simon Cowell remain on good terms.

Megan Joy, who dropped her last name, told Cowell that she "didn't really care" about his criticisms of her Tuesday night performance of Bob Marley's "Turn The Lights Down Low," which he described as "boring, indulgent and monotonous."

Those comments sealed the 23-year-old single mother's fate.

Host Ryan Seacrest asked Cowell if he would be using the "save" rule in Megan's case. Cowell demurred: "Megan, with the greatest respect, when you said that you don't care -- nor do we. So I'm not going to pretend that we're even going to contemplate saving you," replied Cowell.

"I don't care that Simon didn't like that song," Joy said in an interview with CNN on Friday. "I truly didn't and I still don't. I still loved it, I sang it the way I wanted to."  Watch what CNN's Michelle Wright said about Megan Joy Â»

Despite all the bickering, Joy says that she and Cowell remain on good terms. After Wednesday's program, she says they both laughed and he told her that he enjoyed watching her.  Watch what CNN's Lisa Respers France thought of performance Â»

Furthermore, the self-described "dork" says her "American Idol" experience has opened new doors to her future.

"Before all this competition, I thought I was just going to be a stay-at-home mom," Joy said. "Now, I am interested to see all sorts of different things I could possibly try and dabble. ... I'm excited to just see what's out there."

And those bizarre moments onstage Wednesday when she flapped her arms and squawked like a bird? Joy says that's just her personality.

"I do a lot of sound effects all the time, bird noises, animal noises," she said. "Wednesday, I kind of had a feeling it was going to be me ... so I decided that I'm just going to be myself and be silly out there."

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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The tabloid-friendly tale of the so-called California "Octomom" continues to stir debate -- this time 2,000 miles away in the Georgia state capitol, where lawmakers say they're trying to prevent a repeat.

Proposed legislation regulating in-vitro practices came after Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets.

A Georgia state senator introduced legislation to limit the number of embryos that can be implanted in a woman's uterus during in-vitro fertilization procedures.

Sen. Ralph Hudgens, a Republican from near Athens, Georgia, said his legislation was inspired by Nadya Suleman, the woman who said she gave birth to octuplets after being fertilized with six embryos -- an unusually high number.

"She is not married," said Hudgens. "She is unemployed, she is on government assistance and now she is going to put those 14 children on the back of the taxpayers in the state of California."

Suleman, 33, had six children before the procedure.

Hudgens' plan, which was co-sponsored by several other senators, would limit the number of embryos a doctor could implant to two for women under 40 years old and three for women 40 or older.

Those numbers are slightly less than what's considered the norm in medical circles.

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine recommends no more than two embryos for women under 35 years old and no more than five for women over 40. The reason for allowing more embryos in women over 40 is that it is more difficult for them to get pregnant.

State lawmakers in Missouri are considering a similar bill. And England and Italy have had similar limits on the books for years.

At least some fertility doctors say the limits in Hudgens' bill would hurt chances for women to get pregnant. They say that while three embryos are usually enough, there are special cases when they need more.

"What this bill will effectively do is shut us down," said Dr. Daniel Shapiro, a fertility doctor in Atlanta. "Patients seeking reproductive care in Georgia will go to Tennessee or South Carolina or Alabama. They will just leave."

Breaking the law would carry a fine of up to $1,000 under the legislation.

Some critics of the plan also see another problem, calling it a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions in the state.

The bill, which Hudgens titled the "Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act," contains language that says "a living in vitro human embryo is a biological human being who is not the property of any person or entity."

The anti-abortion group Georgia Right to Life issued a news release in support of the bill on the day it was introduced.

"Georgia Right to Life supports Sen. Hudgens in this legislation and wants to see strong protections in place to stop the dangerous practice of implanting more embryos than is medically recommended," the group said, saying the plan would help avoid premature births and low birth weight in in-vitro fertilization cases.

Realistically, the bill faces long odds of passing -- at least in the near future. Tuesday was Day 25 of the Georgia legislature's 40-day session. Legislators will meet 10 more days, then take a break until June, when lawmakers will consider how money flowing to the state from the federal economic-stimulus plan may help their ongoing budget woes.

According the the Georgia legislature's Web site on Tuesday, Hudgens' bill had been read and assigned to a committee, but no other action had taken place.

Some Georgians from the lawmaker's part of the state say they hope he has to keep waiting for a long time.

"Unless the senator is a physician, ethicist or other informed professional, he should step aside and let the medical professionals determine what is best in individual cases," Dorothy West wrote in a letter to the editor of the Athens Banner-Herald, Hudgens' hometown paper. "There are other issues more important to the citizens of Georgia that should be addressed."

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen and Doug Gross contributed to this report.

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text: the

text: number

text: of

text: embryos

text: that

text: can

text: be

text: implanted

text: in

text: a

text: woman

text: 's

text: uterus

text: during

text: in

text: vitro

text: fertilization

text: procedures

text: Sen.

text: Ralph

text: Hudgens

text: a

text: Republican

text: from

text: near

text: Athens

text: Georgia

text: said

text: his

text: legislation

text: was

text: inspired

text: by

text: Nadya

text: Suleman

text: the

text: woman

text: who

text: said

text: she

text: gave

text: birth

text: to

text: octuplets

text: after

text: being

text: fertilized

text: with

text: six

text: embryos

text: an

text: unusually

text: high

text: number

text: She

text: is

text: not

text: married

text: said

text: Hudgens

text: She

text: is

text: unemployed

text: she

text: is

text: on

text: government

text: assistance

text: and

text: now

text: she

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: put

text: those

text: children

text: on

text: the

text: back

text: of

text: the

text: taxpayers

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: California

text: Suleman

text: had

text: six

text: children

text: before

text: the

text: procedure

text: Hudgens

text: plan

text: which

text: was

text: co

text: sponsored

text: by

text: several

text: other

text: senators

text: would

text: limit

text: the

text: number

text: of

text: embryos

text: a

text: doctor

text: could

text: implant

text: to

text: two

text: for

text: women

text: under

text: years

text: old

text: and

text: three

text: for

text: women

text: or

text: older

text: Those

text: numbers

text: are

text: slightly

text: less

text: than

text: what

text: 's

text: considered

text: the

text: norm

text: in

text: medical

text: circles

text: The

text: American

text: Society

text: for

text: Reproductive

text: Medicine

text: recommends

text: no

text: more

text: than

text: two

text: embryos

text: for

text: women

text: under

text: years

text: old

text: and

text: no

text: more

text: than

text: five

text: for

text: women

text: over

text: The

text: reason

text: for

text: allowing

text: more

text: embryos

text: in

text: women

text: over

text: is

text: that

text: it

text: is

text: more

text: difficult

text: for

text: them

text: to

text: get

text: pregnant

text: State

text: lawmakers

text: in

text: Missouri

text: are

text: considering

text: a

text: similar

text: bill

text: And

text: England

text: and

text: Italy

text: have

text: had

text: similar

text: limits

text: on

text: the

text: books

text: for

text: years

text: At

text: least

text: some

text: fertility

text: doctors

text: say

text: the

text: limits

text: in

text: Hudgens

text: bill

text: would

text: hurt

text: chances

text: for

text: women

text: to

text: get

text: pregnant

text: They

text: say

text: that

text: while

text: three

text: embryos

text: are

text: usually

text: enough

text: there

text: are

text: special

text: cases

text: when

text: they

text: need

text: more

text: What

text: this

text: bill

text: will

text: effectively

text: do

text: is

text: shut

text: us

text: down

text: said

text: Dr.

text: Daniel

text: Shapiro

text: a

text: fertility

text: doctor

text: in

text: Atlanta

text: Patients

text: seeking

text: reproductive

text: care

text: in

text: Georgia

text: will

text: go

text: to

text: Tennessee

text: or

text: South

text: Carolina

text: or

text: Alabama

text: They

text: will

text: just

text: leave

text: Breaking

text: the

text: law

text: would

text: carry

text: a

text: fine

text: of

text: up

text: to

text: under

text: the

text: legislation

text: Some

text: critics

text: of

text: the

text: plan

text: also

text: see

text: another

text: problem

text: calling

text: it

text: a

text: backdoor

text: effort

text: to

text: outlaw

text: abortions

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: The

text: bill

text: which

text: Hudgens

text: titled

text: the

text: Ethical

text: Treatment

text: of

text: Human

text: Embryos

text: Act

text: contains

text: language

text: that

text: says

text: a

text: living

text: in

text: vitro

text: human

text: embryo

text: is

text: a

text: biological

text: human

text: being

text: who

text: is

text: not

text: the

text: property

text: of

text: any

text: person

text: or

text: entity

text: The

text: anti

text: abortion

text: group

text: Georgia

text: Right

text: to

text: Life

text: issued

text: a

text: news

text: release

text: in

text: support

text: of

text: the

text: bill

text: on

text: the

text: day

text: it

text: was

text: introduced

text: Georgia

text: Right

text: to

text: Life

text: supports

text: Sen.

text: Hudgens

text: in

text: this

text: legislation

text: and

text: wants

text: to

text: see

text: strong

text: protections

text: in

text: place

text: to

text: stop

text: the

text: dangerous

text: practice

text: of

text: implanting

text: more

text: embryos

text: than

text: is

text: medically

text: recommended

text: the

text: group

text: said

text: saying

text: the

text: plan

text: would

text: help

text: avoid

text: premature

text: births

text: and

text: low

text: birth

text: weight

text: in

text: in

text: vitro

text: fertilization

text: cases

text: Realistically

text: the

text: bill

text: faces

text: long

text: odds

text: of

text: passing

text: at

text: least

text: in

text: the

text: near

text: future

text: Tuesday

text: was

text: Day

text: of

text: the

text: Georgia

text: legislature

text: 's

text: session

text: Legislators

text: will

text: meet

text: more

text: days

text: then

text: take

text: a

text: break

text: until

text: June

text: when

text: lawmakers

text: will

text: consider

text: how

text: money

text: flowing

text: to

text: the

text: state

text: from

text: the

text: federal

text: economic

text: stimulus

text: plan

text: may

text: help

text: their

text: ongoing

text: budget

text: woes

text: According

text: the

text: the

text: Georgia

text: legislature

text: 's

text: Web

text: site

text: on

text: Tuesday

text: Hudgens

text: bill

text: had

text: been

text: read

text: and

text: assigned

text: to

text: a

text: committee

text: but

text: no

text: other

text: action

text: had

text: taken

text: place

text: Some

text: Georgians

text: from

text: the

text: lawmaker

text: 's

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: say

text: they

text: hope

text: he

text: has

text: to

text: keep

text: waiting

text: for

text: a

text: long

text: time

text: Unless

text: the

text: senator

text: is

text: a

text: physician

text: ethicist

text: or

text: other

text: informed

text: professional

text: he

text: should

text: step

text: aside

text: and

text: let

text: the

text: medical

text: professionals

text: determine

text: what

text: is

text: best

text: in

text: individual

text: cases

text: Dorothy

text: West

text: wrote

text: in

text: a

text: letter

text: to

text: the

text: editor

text: of

text: the

text: Athens

text: Banner

text: Herald

text: Hudgens

text: hometown

text: paper

text: There

text: are

text: other

text: issues

text: more

text: important

text: to

text: the

text: citizens

text: of

text: Georgia

text: that

text: should

text: be

text: addressed

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Elizabeth

text: Cohen

text: and

text: Doug

text: Gross

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: What would the bill limit?

answer: the number of embryos that can be implanted in a woman's uterus during in-vitro fertilization procedures.

text: the number of embryos that can be implanted in a woman's uterus during in-vitro fertilization procedures.

question: What do critics call the bill?

answer: a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions in the state.

text: a backdoor effort to outlaw abortions in the state.

question: Why are women limited to this.

answer: embryos a doctor could implant

text: embryos a doctor could implant

question: What bill did Octomom inspire?

answer: legislation to limit the number of embryos that can be implanted in a woman's uterus during in-vitro fertilization procedures.

text: legislation to limit the number of embryos that can be implanted in a woman's uterus during in-vitro fertilization procedures.

question: What do critics call it?

answer: backdoor effort to outlaw abortions

text: backdoor effort to outlaw abortions

question: Who was the bill inspired by?

answer: Nadya Suleman,

text: Nadya Suleman,

question: Who is the Georgia state senator?

answer: Ralph Hudgens,

text: Ralph Hudgens,