Don't give her any money.

You may have heard about the woman from California that just had the Octuplets. You may also have heard about how she had them by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Weird? Yeah. Inadvisable? Well, at least somewhat. However, as it turns out (you may also have heard) she has 6 other kids... all by IVF. Oh, and she's divorced... and lives with her parents. When you lay it all out like that, it sounds really crazy, right? Are we all in agreement? Good. Henceforth, I shall refer to her as the crazy lady (or maybe 'bat-shit crazy lady').

Now, I have no problem with people conceiving in whatever way they see fit. So long as it's not putting the eventual baby at unnecessary risk. That is, if you're intending to bring a child to term, don't do stupid things that will mess the kid up. Hell, grow it in a test tube (when the technology exists) for all I care. What irks me here, is that she took unbelievable risks to carry 8 children to term. These kids are probably going to have long term medical issues because she's a selfish bitch that just wanted, "to have a large family, a huge family..." She tries to claim that it was because she was an only child, and just wanted the connection of a big family. Bunk. I'm an only child, and I don't even think I want kids at all. Those that do want a big family, they tend to stop at a more reasonable number; a number they can reasonably take care of.

It also makes you think about the doctor here. Who would implant 8 embryos? Sure she may claim that fewer were implanted, and there were multiple-multiple births. But that's bullshit (so says a doctor on NPR, I'm too lazy to look up the reference). This raises real ethical concerns, and I feel this doctor has some explaining to do. I understand the feeling that we can't interfere with reproductive freedom. The knife cuts both ways. If women want the right not to have babies, others get the right to have them. But most institutions will do basic ethical screenings before doing IVF. It's just common sense.

These kids are going to cost millions of dollars in just their first few years due to the medical costs. You can't really expect a cheap run with 8 premature infants. Who's going to pay for it? Well , I'd wager she's on medicaid or something. Now this bat-shit crazy lady is shopping around for book/movie deals. I have this to say (I know, sooooo many people listen to me after all), no one should reward her for this kind of asinine behavior. Maybe when she sees what it's like to raise 14 kids alone, she'll wise up and give them up for adoption.