Birth Of Octuplets Spurs Debate

This is definately two fold of my feelings. Firstly, I think it is great that there is a woman out there, who will give the love to these children, as there are a lot of kids out there born as "oops", and they do not have the love from their parents. Now, the real opinion! I think the doctor should lose his license for doing this! She has 6 kids already, living at home and no father figure. 14 kids - omg, how is she going to do it. What bothers me moreso is the fact that she is DEMANDING money and help from other people. What is her true motive in all of this? This is sounding contradicting of what I am trying to say, but I guess overall my opinion is that she should not have gotten pregnant. 6 is enough!!!

All, I can say is ohmigod! I want a lot of kids to but my husband and i support them on our own...i only have three.

My main concern is for those children. That is a lot for one person to take care of. I do not understand the Dr.s position, KNOWING that she already had 6 children and KNOWING that there was a chance that the in-vitro could very well take that many embryos. I wonder if this woman even needed assistance getting pregnant or if she just wanted that many children? Can you imagine the hospital bill with 46 different dr.s on it. This just never should have happened. God bless those children.

Where are the doctors? Why haven't they come forth and explained their positions about doing such procedures? That would not violate the doctor/patient privilege. They made a purely moral decision. They were not required by law to satisfy her wishes. God bless those children. Their lives are burdened from the first breath - worldwide notoriety, physical and psychological challenges, plus a questionable, solitary parent who is yanked in a minimum of 14 or 15 different directions forever and always.

I agree. This actually makes me ill. How could the doctor do this when he knew she already had six children and lived with her parents with no financial means of her own to support the six children she already had. Not only the mother but I feel the doctor also should undergo a psychological evaluation. The doctor also should have his medical license taken away for doing this procedure and thus letting this situation happen. What was he thinking?

I think the doctor was very unethical. That's what I question more than anything else. Yes, I think the mom is a little whacko for doing that, but if she wants them, that's her deal and not mine. I did hear on CNN that she wasn't receiving all the "free" stuff that mothers of multiples usually get.

Who am I to decide what is right or wrong for anyone else? I say God Bless them all!

Her own mother has had time to go through counseling because of this......and no one else thought it was time to take a hard look at what was happening?She should be barred from receiving any but the basic assistance needed to keep those kids fed and healthy. She should be required to get a job and prove her ability to take care of them alone.Otherwise, find them homes with RESPONSIBLE people, and for god's sake.... don't allow her to have any MORE KIDS!

This "woman" is actually an obsessed little girl. She is not married, has no father figure for those kids, lives with, and off of, her mom and dad.....and was allowed to give birth to 14 children????????Where is any sanity in this situation?She has....according to my calculations....been pregnant on a continous basis for pretty much the past 9 years! Why didn't any of the doctors do more than question her reasons? They should have accepted their part of the responsibility in allowing this situation to intensify, and acted to stop it. After all, she COULD'NT get pregnant without their procedures. Makes you wonder if she was used as a "guinea pig" for their in-vitro techniques....?

This women has hired a Publicist and looks to gain millions in endorsement deals, book deals and appearances. Lets not forget whoever forks over the most $ for the "First Interview". I think the people supporting her in these endeavors are as demented as she obviously is. The eight little babies are days old and already have dollar signs tattooed on their butts.

I am so upset Childrens are not toys, they need time and dedication. They should investigate more and take the license of the doctor who implanted all embryos.

Its hard enough being a married mother of THREE let alone being a SINGLE mother of 14. Honestly she had her hands full with what she had. She should of been happy with the six. I HOPE and PRAY things go well. But I dont see how they will. Even Public assistance can only help so much. I wont say Public assistance shouldn't help her but be for real. The doctors should be ashamed of themselves its media coverage even for them. This mutliple birth things have to stop with the invitro Id be more surprised if someone naturally got pregnant with that many then invitro thats done purposely.

I feel sorry for the kids, either way they are going to lose out. People are upset about it, so they don't get many sponsors, which will mean less help for raising them. Or on the other end, they get lots of support and are turned into TV puppets. There is no way that a single mom of 6 children should have been allowed to do this. She is only 33 years old, and has NO job. The Dr. should be responsible for supporting them, if indeed a Dr. was part of it. It is a crime in my eyes. All children are a blessing, but she went to far in this. I think it was a premeditated attempt at publicity, that is wrong on so many levels.

I first felt that all the media was really too much and that if she wanted and could support 14 children that wasn't anyone elses business till I heard that she wasn't married, unemployed, and was living with her parents. This probably means that she is on welfare and we are paying for her 14 kids. I don't like that and she should know better than to have this many kids if she couldn't afford them. She loves children from I have heard and this is why she wanted more children. I like to eat but I wouldn't buy a grocery store at the taxpayers expense just to satisfy my wants!

Why should doctors get to decide whether a woman is worthy of in-vitro? If the ability to implant an embryo exists, then it should be up to that woman if implantation occurs, Right? I would assume quite of few of the people responding negatively are pro-choice, and if you are then you are being hypocrites.