- Dr. Mark Greene: I can't believe they call it a tumor board.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Why? They discuss tumors.
- Dr. Mark Greene: Think they'd come up with something less esoteric.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Like what?
- Dr. Mark Greene: I don't know, like "You're completely boned" board.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: I heard they used to call it the "Poor bastard" board, but too many people kept showing up.
- Dr. Mark Greene: Someone told me they tried "Take me out back and shoot me now" Board for awhile.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: It didn't stick?
- Dr. Mark Greene: No, surprisingly.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Why not?
- Dr. Mark Greene: Too many letters I guess.
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Hmm. I see.
- Dr. Mark Greene: Elizabeth?
- [pauses]
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Will we have this baby either way?
- Dr. Mark Greene: What?
- Dr. Mark Greene: If that man comes out, and tells me we won't beat it, will we still have the baby?
- Dr. Elizabeth Corday: Of course.
- Jing-Mei Chen: [about the baby] I'm being selfish. I have the money to raise him. There's no reason I can't.
- John Carter: There's a couple out there who desperately want to raise a child and you're giving them a great gift.
- Jing-Mei Chen: What happens 18 years from now? He shows up looking for an explanation.
- John Carter: Well, you tell him the truth, you know? You tell him that you wanted to provide the best home possible for him.
- Jing-Mei Chen: Do I tell him I was a coward? That my bigoted parents were more important to me than he was?
- John Carter: Deb, I think that you gotta take your family out of this. Now, if you want to keep the baby, keep the baby, but if you don't or you can't, then you want to make sure he goes to somebody who's gonna love him, who's gonna want him, and know that you're not abandoning your baby. You're creating a family.