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Investigative journalist Valerie Bauman tells her own story of wanting to become a mother and how she goes about it as a single woman. Her new book, "Inconceivable: Super Sperm Donors, Off-the-Grid Insemination, and Unconventional Family Planning," provides a window into how exactly the world of unregulated sperm donations work.