Family: Octuplets' mother has 6 other children

[kellyt]

Okay, here's my opinion - for whatever it's worth...

There may not be a "law" against implanting multiple eggs (example:  6), but I think the doctor has a moral obligation to "decline" or "refuse" in implant that many eggs when:

a)  the woman already has six children
b)  I think at least two of those six children are "disabled"
3)  she is on governmental assistance of some sort
4)  she has no job
5)  lives in a two bedroom, 1 bathroom house with her mother (who BTW has said she's tired of "taking care" of the other six children".  She didn't say this to the doctor, but she said it in an interview on Dr. Phil)
6)  there is no father in the picture

This women meets all of these, not just one or two.  Apparently this woman does not make good judgment's and the doctor should have stepped in and refused to implant 6 eggs.  Even 1 or 2 would have been irresponsible in my opinion, because she can't afford the six she already has!

Again, this is my opinion.    In general, I have absolutely nothing against large families, but you better damn well be able to support (financially, as well as emotionally and physicall).

Apparently, she's denied this, but there are rumors this poor women with no job has gotten plastic surgery in the guesstimated area of $20,000 - $30,000 (the opinion of a plastic surgeon on The Doctors).  Yes, I got most of my information from the Dr. Phil show, but regardless I feel for those children - all 14 of them - and this woman needs to be stopped and NOT rewarded for her selfishness.        Oh, and the doctor who performed the procedure needs to lose his license and/or be severely repremanded.  And any money he received either by her or whoever needs to be donated back to women who desperately want A child, but can't afford it.  He should be forced to do these procedures for FREE for the reset of his career.  Consider it Community Service.

[paul.karen]

I agree with most of KellyT's post.  Although i dont watch Dr. Phil.

[Romona]

There was a story that the same doctor implanted a 49 year old woman. She is carrrying 4 babies. Her husband is much younger and they used donated eggs so they could have a child together. What I don't understand is this woman does not have any health insurance either. So I guess tax payers are going to be footing this bill as well. She is currently in the hospital with complications. I think she is 21 weeks along.

I think that transplant patients get one heck of a work up and screening to get on the list. I think it would be easier to get multiple fetuses implanted than get a kidney.

[Chris]

But what and were am I going to do with fetus eggs
If I knew how to grow my own, I would. I don't want to be like Arnold Schwartzenhager where he has a baby in one of his 80's comedy movies.

[Romona]

I think you would have cute babies!

[kellyt]

No kidding, Ramona.  We have to prove ourselves worthy of living, but some idiots can just go and impregnate themselves with minimal questions (at least from this physician) and have an instant family of 14!!

I've never understood the process a couple (or single) must go through in order to adopt, but any dumbass can have a baby with no questions asked.  Don't get me wrong, the process for adoption needs to strict, but so should the qualifications for any parent. ESPECIALLY if you plan on living off the tax payers.  Balderdash I say!

[Romona]

I don't know about anyone else, but I had to meet with a coordinator to make sure I could afford my medications, co-pays and living expenses immediately following transplant. They also pointed out assistance I might be able to have. How do these fertility clinics do it? I would think that  they would have to check to see if there is the medical coverage to cover the pregnancy expenses. So taxpayers are paying for the Suleman babies and the care of the quadreplets mother for the next three or four months, then those babies once they are born. Doesn't seem fair.

[Rerun]

That is probably why people are afraid to make "selling" organs legal.  People would have enough money to buy them and then go on welfare so the taxpayers could pay for them the rest of their lives.  Hmmm I never thought of that before.

[kellyt]

You may be right.

[Romona]

That is probably why people are afraid to make "selling" organs legal. People would have enough money to buy them and then go on welfare so the taxpayers could pay for them the rest of their lives. Hmmm I never thought of that before.

That is something to think about.