His wife had undergone treatment for cancer, and he said he wanted to spend more time with her at home.
At 21 weeks, the fetus was not viable when his wife underwent induced labor and delivery but survived briefly.
All Malcolm seemed to want to talk about were the operations his wife had undergone to enable them to produce a child.
His wife, who had started treatments for uterine cancer in 1978, underwent surgery in 1980.
As you will have heard, my wife underwent surgery yesterday at Walter Reed.
The wife had just undergone hip surgery, she said, so they had decided to stay home.
Eventually, his wife convinced him to see a doctor and undergo a sleep study.
His wife, in her seventh month of pregnancy, underwent an emergency Caesarean section and delivered a healthy baby girl, hospital officials said.
His wife, Joyce Purnick, would undergo treatment for breast cancer in the early fall.
A few years ago, his wife underwent a forced abortion and sterilization.