Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Portrait of Elisha


Elisha Lancaster was the first child in Washington state to be "adopted" as an embryo. She is seen atop the family horse, Oso, who she often rides with her mother.

Cedar Park Assembly of God Church in Bothell is starting a new "embryo adoption" service, where couples who have gone through in vitro fertilization donate any leftover embryos to infertile couples. While that practice is, in itself, not particularly controversial, the question of what's to be done with some 400,000 frozen embryos in storage nationwide touches on some of the most controversial issues of the day, from abortion to embryonic stem-cell research.

Click here, to read Janet Tu's story and view our multimedia piece.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Elections 2008

Rally for Sen. Joe in Cheney Stadium in Tacoma.







Gov. Christine Gregoire in the Governor's Mansion in Olympia.



Election Night





Street celebration on Capital Hill











Day after election, UW's Kappa Kappa Gamma house's traditional campaign sign prank.



All images Copyright Erika Schultz and/or The Seattle Times
All images copyright Erika Schultz or The Seattle Times