21.   Officialdom tries to be accommodating, but insists that procedures have to be followed.

22.   One is that the procedure might have some direct harmful effect.

23.   People needing basic but important procedures like dialysis have to go to Pakistan.

24.   She went last week, and presumably had the procedure.

25.   So, every procedure has a risk that must be weighed against the benefits to mother and baby.

26.   The Duke procedure has good data and may be saving lives.

27.   The new procedure has a shorter recovery period, results in less pain and bleeding, and preserves the cervix.

28.   The new procedure has limited use, said Dr. Thomas Spitzer, a transplant researcher at Massachusetts General and a participant in the procedure.

29.   The new procedures have yet to be approved by the Vatican.

30.   The panel asked for additional studies to show the benefit the procedure has on ease of transfusion, tumor-cell filtering, or long-term benefits of the device.