Dr. Howard W. Jones Jr., the surgeon who, along with his wife, Dr. Georgeanna Seegar Jones, helped to create the first test tube baby born in the United States, turned 99 in December. He is still opinionated, humble and charming, and he has a lot to say about the past and future of the baby-making business.
Arthur Caplan, a professor of bioethics and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, credits Dr. Jones’s “conservative demeanor” as paving the way for acceptance of reproductive technology. “He had the virtues that cleared the path. He was a good parent, happily married.” NY Times
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