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In 1926, women bred like livestock to claim a demented tycoon's fortune [1]

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Date: 2024-05-25 00:52:32+00:00

Could have been worse. If some jerk had made a will like this after artificial insemination became reliable, there would have been parents trying to produce triplets and quads every year for a decade. On the other hand, by then there would also probably be more chance that a will like this would be struck down as unconscionable.

One has to wonder what those poor children thought decades later when they realized they were literally get-rich-quick schemes for their mothers.

Alas, I suspect in 1926 it would more likely be the father’s idea, with the mother bearing (sorry) most of the risk. Given the level of pregnancy-related mortality, I wonder how many deaths were caused by this will.

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