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Infertility doctor secretly fathered dozens of children who created their own family

Dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned decades later they shared the same biological father, a pioneering infertility doctor. Many bonded, created a family and hold reunions.

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Frank Langfitt
Frank Langfitt is NPR's Roving National Correspondent, covering lesser-known stories, including those about democracy, economics, politics and culture, that illuminate a changing America.

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