Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090129/us_nm/us_octuplets_1" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200...uplets_1</a> Okay I know every baby born is supposed to be a blessing from God - But this is just too much! <<In reporting on "The Early Show" that the mother already has six other children, a CBS reporter who visited the woman's Los Angeles-area home cited two unnamed acquaintances. One of those acquaintances said that the mother lived with her parents and that two of her other children were twins.>>
Originally Posted By dshyates You have to wonder about the mental stability when a sigle mom of 6, who lives at home seeks fertility treatments.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I know - and should we guess who will support all these babies? Maybe she has money and can support 14 kids.
Originally Posted By avromark Oh I know, ummm dshyates? Hojo Anaheim? Ummm gottaluvdavillians? The King of Easter Island? The Easter Bunny?
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Is there any among us -- including Catholics -- who would say that each of these births is a good thing?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom We were discussing this as work this AM. Several coworks said they had heard that she is married and her husband is in the military and will be serving in Iraq. I have no problem with couples having large families but I do believe they should be able to afford giving birth to and raising said children. I'm gleeming from this article that this Mom and ( so far unconfirmed Dad ) can not afford this many children.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>You have to wonder about the mental stability when a sigle mom of 6, who lives at home seeks fertility treatments.<< And of the medical specialists who go along with it...
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm gleeming from this article that this Mom and ( so far unconfirmed Dad ) can not afford this many children.<< Sure sounds like it. If there were any sort of product endorsement deals and the like you have to think that given the increasingly troubling aspects of this story, those will go out the window. Which leaves 14 children in a very precarious place. This is an upsetting story on so many levels.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Unpredictable and unnatural. It just seems that some people are hardwired for reproduction, and then take it to an insane level. There should be psychiatric evaluations done for those who seek these extreme measures of procreation.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie If (and it is most likely) this was a fertility proceedure, than it was inappropriate on the part of the doctor. Fertility treatments should be used as a last resort for couples who do not already have children. It comes with risks to both the mother and the babies.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <You have to wonder about the mental stability when a sigle mom of 6, who lives at home seeks fertility treatments.< you have to wonder more about the ethics of her medical care giver.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <56p Is there any among us -- including Catholics -- who would say that each of these births is a good thing? < geez- another religious 'trap' well ANY birth is unto itself a good thing..the creation of a human being. The situation surrounding their future is not a good thing, but are you saying they'd be better off if they died ? I sure hope not...
Originally Posted By mele Absolutely. And let me quote Ursula (?)...clown car. I know that a lot of conservatives feel that liberals don't take life seriously because of their pro-choice support (a valid point), I feel people who do this sort of thing, or give birth to 20 kids, are also making a mockery of it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>are you saying they'd be better off if they died << That's kind of a trap question, too. I think the original question (is this a good thing?) was in reference to the entire procedure here -- the ethics of providing these sorts of services to a single woman with 6 young children and a shaky (at best) financial situation.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^ I didn;t read it that way since Catholics were singled out to answer- and we are anti abortion/choice -- it was a trap question and yes I admiteed the return question was a trap as well
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^ I addressed the ethics of the medical team as being an issue - agreed. but to ask Catholics is this a good thing is a pure trap... knowing we are pro ife. Otherwise what was the point of singling out Catholics ? overall is this going to be a nightmare- and should it have occured - no. Should it have been terminated - after it was in progress - no as well.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>yes I admiteed the return question was a trap as well<< Sorry about that, our posts crossed in the mail.
Originally Posted By dshyates It is standard for women undergoing fertility treatment to have to sign an agreement that requires the distruction of multiple fetuses leaving a limit of 2. But often the women refuse to have the surplus fetuses remove. That is my giess the case here.
