Article: Conjoined twins, now 40, have always followed their dreams and oppose separation

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Dateline: READING, Pennsylvania While the doctors who separated conjoined twins in Los Angeles talk about the little girls' prospects for healthy, productive lives, another pair of conjoined twins say that's exactly the life they've lived for 40 years.

The women, one a former hospital worker, the other an aspiring country- western singer, say the separation isn't necessary.

"I don't think it should be done," Lori Schappell told The Associated Press in an interview at the twins' apartment in a high-rise seniors complex. "You don't mess with what God made, even if it means you enjoy both children for a shorter time."

Lori and her sister Reba live a ...

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