Ms. Pelosi, Meet A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H!

[Grace]

She had started a new thread about this topic. Karen merged that thread into this one.

I had no idea. Is there notification when that happens?

[Grace]

I think the whole thing is ABSURD. I TOTALLY agree with whoever said she needed counseling instead of fertility drugs.
While I certainly do not think that doctors have the right to tell someone how many children they should have, this woman, who claims she got paid to have the kids should have been stopped.
One of the older children also has autism I believe. While I have nothing against people having more than 1-2 children, (its their right of course) I firmly believe in the concept of only having 2 to replace yourself and spouse, etc. (can't remember what it was called) but those people that have more than 2 children apparently are just taking up my allotment.
This woman is no different than a collector of dogs or cats, she is just choosing to have kids. Why would you want to do that to your body like that? Crazy.
This woman is no different than the local trash I see every week coming into my ER who has 5 kids but 3-5 different fathers. And is on welfare. It just cost her (US) a LOT more to have 14 kids.

Oh boy, do I agree with you!! And that concept of only replacing ones self - Zero Population Growth.

[Moesha]

I had no idea. Is there notification when that happens?

I don't think so. I only knew it because I had seen her thread and posted a link pointing to this one. Karen let me know that she had deleted my post when she merged D&D's post with this thread. It does look funny if you are reading along and then see her post asking about opinions about the topic being discussed. I just thought I'd clarify why it was there.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Sorry everybody. I didn't notice that the topic was already being covered. Karen PM'd me to let me know that she was merging.
I was only looking for the word "Octuplets" in the title and I missed it.

Anyway......I was reading this story earlier. I went to the website for the Whittier newspaper. I can't believe this woman had 6 children and wanted IV for "just one more child". I can understand that it would be hard to make a decision to abort to reduce the quantity of eggs. What I don't understand, why did a woman with 6 children need more children at all?

I was a single mother so that isn't a question in my mind. I am a huge supporter of single momhood. That's not really the point. However, husband or no husband, she's going to need alot of help.

How does she expect to care for these children? Did she think about who would pay to raise them? Raising 14 children is going to be difficult for her. Her father is willing to take care of them financially with his salary from his job in Iraq. Her mother says she's always been obsessed with having children. Ay yi yi!!

I really don't know what to say about this. It's mind boggling.

[RICHARD]

Sorry everybody. I didn't notice that the topic was already being covered. Karen PM'd me to let me know that she was merging.
I was only looking for the word "Octuplets" in the title and I missed it.

Admit it, You have problems with the alphabet!

I would not have posted the story had not the esteemed senator from the Great Late State of Cah lee fuh Nee Ah, not come out and put her stilleto in her kisser!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Whether she can "afford" them or not, whether she has a husband or not are irrelevant facts to me.

The planet cannot afford them.

People bitch and moan about the government interferring in our lives. If we continue to do stupid things we get laws to try and control our behavior. Someone has to if we cannot control ourselves.

I consider anyone giving birth to so many children no better than a backyard breeder or someone who does not spay or neuter pets.

Irresponsible! I cannot understand why there are television shows that glorify people who have lots of children. (Or so I have heard...)

[Daisy and Delilah]

Admit it, You have problems with the alphabet!

I would not have posted the story had not the esteemed senator from the Great Late State of Cah lee fuh Nee Ah, not come out and put her stilleto in her kisser!

GUILTY as charged

ES: Very well said. TLC is promoting everything these days. It really annoys me to see so many ads for shows that are that ridiculous.

[Cinder & Smoke]

The planet cannot afford them.

I consider anyone giving birth to so many children no better than a
backyard breeder or someone who does not spay or neuter pets.

Irresponsible!
I cannot understand why there are television shows
that glorify people who have lots of children.
(Or so I have heard ... )

You must have missed the Today Show when they 'featured' this SuperSized Family >>>
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28948599/

"Meet the Duggar family — all 19 of them ...
Arkansas couple believe children are ‘special gifts from God’ "

[Medusa]

Before I nodded off last night, I saw on TV that it will cost a minimum of $480,000.00 for hospital care for the octuplets and that's on top of the cost of the invitro process itself. I'm sure this woman has this much money put aside for just such an occasion and won't have to rely on the dole at all.

[pomtzu]

Before I nodded off last night, I saw on TV that it will cost a minimum of $480,000.00 for hospital care for the octuplets and that's on top of the cost of the invitro process itself. I'm sure this woman has this much money put aside for just such an occasion and won't have to rely on the dole at all.

But of course! Just like she has the income to provide care for all 14 (and herself) for at least the next 18 years!

[Puckstop31]

Whether she can "afford" them or not, whether she has a husband or not are irrelevant facts to me.

The planet cannot afford them.

People bitch and moan about the government interferring in our lives. If we continue to do stupid things we get laws to try and control our behavior. Someone has to if we cannot control ourselves.

I consider anyone giving birth to so many children no better than a backyard breeder or someone who does not spay or neuter pets.

Irresponsible! I cannot understand why there are television shows that glorify people who have lots of children. (Or so I have heard...)

Hmmmm... Facist much ES?

Where do you get off saying this was a stupid thing to do? And as for having too many children, don't worry... We are aborting WAY more than people like her can make up for.

Why can't you looney lefties just be happy? I don't care what YOU do, as long as you stay out of my life. Why can't we ALL do that? Why do SOME have to think they know better for everybody else?

Kinda funny to hear this from the person whose mantra often is "we have to do it for the children".

[pomtzu]

Hmmmm... Facist much ES?

Where do you get off saying this was a stupid thing to do? And as for having too many children, don't worry... We are aborting WAY more than people like her can make up for.

Why can't you looney lefties just be happy? I don't care what YOU do, as long as you stay out of my life. Why can't we ALL do that? Why do SOME have to think they know better for everybody else?

Kinda funny to hear this from the person whose mantra often is "we have to do it for the children".

And I guess it makes no difference to you, that you and all the other taxpayers are footing this bill, and will for years to come???

[Edwina's Secretary]

As a local story this gets so much coverage here. One of the things that was said is that hospitals routinely write off much of the cost of this type of multiple births. So she won't have to worry too much about that $480,000. (Although that seems a little low to me. I have seen claims of $250,000 for premie twins...)

When a hospital "writes off" services provided that means you and I pay for it.

[Puckstop31]

And I guess it makes no difference to you, that you and all the other taxpayers are footing this bill, and will for years to come???

OK.... So you have issues about paying for this, you know, some less fortunate children's well being. What might your stance on public funding of abortion be?

Better yet, what is your stance on the "stimulus" bill making its way through Congress?

[sparks19]

I do think this woman is looney for having so many kids... but what about the Dr's responsibility in this?

She has 6 kids and goes in for fertility treatments and GETS it? Someone on another board compared it to someone with no pain going in to get pain drugs and getting them.

and I'm not claiming to know much about fertility treatments but I do know a few people who have had them done and I'm really curious how she ended up with EIGHT viable eggs. From what I hear any responsible dr will not implant more than 3 eggs TOPS. So did these eggs REALLY divide that many times or did she get WAY too many eggs.

I say THAT's the kind of stuff that should be "controlled" if we are talking about controlling peoples actions. Stop these Dr's that do this. But I am certainly not about to jump on the mandatory "spaying" of women bandwagon. That's a little ridiculous to me.

I don't agree with what this woman did... it's the kids that are going to suffer. but I'm not about to demand a one child per family law. this IS America isn't it?