California Medical Board probes octuplet birth
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Hawkeye
I feel sory for all those children because they will live in near poverty until they get out of the house. What man would marry this woman now?? That mother is nuts and should have psychiatric counseling. She is single, has six children and wants more?? Who is going to pay for their assistance until they are out of the nest and on their own, you and I. Ridiculous.
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Betzee
This case has generated a lot of controversy. I paste in something written by a first-generation feminist:
Today we have a brand new kind of women’s rights—21st-century women’s rights. In the new era, a single, 33-year-old unmarried mother who already has six children under the age of seven, and who lives with her bankrupt mother, has the right to apply the marvels of science to have herself artificially inseminated, and grow eight babies in her womb.
Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets last week after having had in vitro fertilization, apparently sees nothing wrong with any of this. Her mother says she “loves children” and had artificial insemination because she wanted a shot at “just one more girl.”....
For a woman to voluntarily turn her body into a relentless breeding machine is an anathema to us. It brings us full circle, back to the point where women are on earth to give birth to an endless stream of babies. Once upon a time, it was in the order of things that women bred until they dropped. Liberated by science and enlightened philosophy from that fate, women proved they could achieve glorious heights....
Ms. Suleman’s choice proves how easy it is for indulgent people to make bad decisions that have bad consequences for the whole society. More specifically, her choice demonstrates that yet another American industry — in this case, the fertility business — requires regulation instead of mere guidelines.
Granted that's gonna be controversial; but the birth of these octuplets required the services of 64 physicians! And that's just the tip of the iceberg given the assistance almost all preemies need. Her health insurance can't possibly begin to cover it.
The mother may be able to make some quite cash selling her story along with baby photos, efforts are apparently already underway. But it won't be set aside for the kids' college tuition. It may not even cover a year's worth of diapers.
I would prefer to see embryo implants limited to two, the medically healthy number, which would enable us to avoid making it about her income, marital status or any other factor that would prevent someone from parenting.
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Hotbox08
Not surprised with this story. The mother and the doctor(s) who allowed this to happen should be ashamed of themselves. To abuse technology, which was put in place to help those who actually need it, should be a crime. I really feel sorry for her children and these newborns since they will forever live in poverty, and may grow up realizing the burden that their mother has caused the social welfare system; especially in these dire economic times.
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skipthesong
I would prefer to see embryo implants limited to two" I agree, that is a healthy number.
I like to consider myself being a supporter of science, but sometimes I think we go over board. I also sometimes don't like the idea of playing god. Some things should be left to nature. Of course I am wishy washy on that and will flip given certain circumstances
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Betzee
I would prefer to see embryo implants limited to two, the medically healthy number, which would enable us to avoid making it about her income, marital status or any other factor that would prevent someone from parenting.
Sorry, meant "that would not prevent someone from parenting." I would guess the mother has some sort of narcissistic personality disorder. Fourteen kids should cure her out that, but at their expense.
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tclh
It has already happened ,so doo shiyo mo nai! I wish her and her children lots of luck but honestly I would not want to live next to her house. It certainly be very noisy.
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neverknow2
That's a lot of money. Don't neep that lazy husband now!!
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cleo
The eldest is 7, she's 33, which means she got pregnant with her first child at the age of 25. So she started 'struggling' to have a baby as a single 18-year-old?
The woman is playing without a full deck of cards.
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Betzee
Apparently her book deal, now being shopped by a publicist this mother of 14 has hired, may not prove as lucrative as she hoped:
Judith Regan, the controversial agent behind O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It" book, said she does not believe there's a market for Suleman because "she seems so selfish and irresponsible."
"Exploiting infants for financial gain and fame is not appealing to publishers," Regan said. "And the publishing business is so in the toilet right now I doubt she'll find anyone sane to support her endeavor."
I was actually somewhat sympathetic to the Right's criticism of professional women, personified by the TV character Murphy Brown, who opt for single parenthood, sometimes using the same technology Ms. Suleman availed herself of, as a selfish choice and one which implicitly says "fathers aren't important." Well, they have the money and therefore the right and many children raised by single mothers have turned out fine.
Now we have the Right championing teenage parenthood since it's always better to "choose life." It's clear too many Americans across the ideological spectrum view procreation as just another part of our individual right to pursue happiness without regard to marital or financial stability or the lives these babies are likely to lead.
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LIBERTAS
Horrible headline. Couldn't they investigate instead of probing?
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