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[Daydreamer1]

I bet everyone in the world has heard of the lady who just gave birth to octuplets when she already had 6 kids.

I heard the doctor is being investigated by the Medical Ethics Board, or something similar, in his state.

What do you think should happen tot he doctor who implanted all of those embryos?

 

[WoodChuck1]

The way I heard it she went in for fertility treatments and the standard process is to inject several eggs. If that is the case its kind of hard to blame a man for how many of those end up taking. -- I could be wrong on the story though just happened to catch this on the news.

 

[heretoday]

Chelsea Handler

I don't know if you guys ever watch the tv show Chelsea Lately, starring the stand up comic and author Chelsea Handler, but the other night she asked why are there laws that say you can't have more than a certain number of dogs or cats but this woman can have all the kids she wants.

 

[katharina]

The way I heard it she went in for fertility treatments and the standard process is to inject several eggs. If that is the case its kind of hard to blame a man for how many of those end up taking. -- I could be wrong on the story though just happened to catch this on the news.

I think the ethics issue is more about why the doctor would agree to any of it in the first place since she is jobless and lives with her parents... oh yeah, and already HAD 6 kids without any visible means of support. So the "blame" wouldn't be about how many eggs he used, but why he agreed to implant any at all considering her circumstances.

 

[SageMother]

The way I heard it she went in for fertility treatments and the standard process is to inject several eggs. If that is the case its kind of hard to blame a man for how many of those end up taking. -- I could be wrong on the story though just happened to catch this on the news.

There are guidelines based on the woman's age, governing the number of embryos implanted. Apparently, there are none that advocate implanting 8 embryos.

The doctor is under investigation for ignoring those guidelines!

 

[heretoday]

It's a real tricky area when we begin trying to sort this kind of stuff out. I mean, I think the octo-mom is pretty loopy, but I don't know if my thinking she's loopy means she can't have as many kids as my hubby has baseball cards. I know the ramifications are different, and if the kids are neglected or iltreated then that becomes another matter, but I'm not sure that I'm the one to say she can't give it a try. Does look pretty bizarro, though

 

[SageMother]

Might the state go after the sperm donor for child support?

In most cases, the donor is anonymous, so he's never pursued. In this case, the octo-mom, I love that name, has had contact with the donor, meaning he's not anonymous.

I have a feeling the donor might be in for some hard times!

 

[heretoday]

The question of support, though; how did she get the money for fertility treatments and/or in vitro fertilization? I'm pretty certain Medi-Cal doesn't cover such things. Same for her lip enhancement...

 

[Taggart]

I saw her on the cover of a magazine the other day. I think she's going to grab as much publicity as she can, and I'm afraid that won't be a very good thing for her children.

 

[heretoday]

I'm worried about those poor babies, the more I hear about this lady and her life. I heard that at least two of her six are autistic. It was also said that babies born at such a small size are likely to develop cerebral palsy. All those poor wee babes look so small and emaciated, I hope they pull through...but it seems their mom never gave a thought to the possible ramifications.