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Rescheduling Motherhood.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

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There's nothing new about women who want to have children delaying pregnancy until they're actually ready. Now it's easier than ever to beat the biological clock by freezing a woman's eggs while they're still viable so she can have her kids later on. Facebook and Apple will provide insurance to cover a very expensive procedure.

Advocates say that's family-friendly.

But others call it a way to avoid paying for family leave, child care, and flexible work schedules.

Some doubt that it's safe or effective.

Today's talking point, rediscovering a way of life as old as the human species.

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Two Silicon Valley giants are now providing insurance for women who want to freeze their eggs and delay childbearing until they're ready.

Is that empowerment for female workers or a payoff for not having children?

Today's talking point, the Hazda are a tribe in East Africa where human life began.

For 50,000 years, they've lived in the same place in the same way as the first people.

We'll talk with the producer of a new film about the HOSDA and efforts to save their way of life.

First is news update. Nina Fahn, the first nurse to contract Ebola after treating a patient in Texas,

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