I know. I shouldn't be doing this. Everyone else has already done it. But, it is simply too demonstrative of how badly our society has deteriorated for me to pass by without comment.
I'm talking about "Octo-mom".
Take a look here at just one part of the story:
It's Not Welfare in Her View
She has never had a child by natural insemination! She is unmarried (although that doesn't seem strange at all considering what a kook she is.) She has six at home under the age of seven. Three of them are handicapped in some form. She has no job and subsists on $490/month. In other words she is mired in poverty of her own creation.
Now, I've never discussed the costs of a reproductive services clinic for in-vitro fertilization, but would I be off-base to harbor a belief that it isn't cheap?
I would think it only reasonable that a legitimate agency would do some screening before offering assistance to any would-be parents. They would be expected to determine the motivation of the prospective parents, the ability for them to raise a child, the history of family stability, the home environment, etc. Then for a reasonable fee, they would provide services.
What happened here? She walks in and says she wants a baby. She's got six and no huband or adequate income! She should be counseled and sent on her way, if for no other reason than she can't afford the procedures.
But this doctor (!) says, "Great. Let's get you a baby! How many would you like?"
She says, "let's go for the record, doc. How many do you think will fit without splitting me open like rotten watermelon?"
He says, "Well, some bimbo had seven last year, so let's try eight. If it doesn't kill you, we'll be famous!" He is clearly certifiably insane as well.
She wasn't raped. She wasn't a victim of incest. This was totally voluntary, but totally stupid.
Now she's got fourteen and a book contract and more than fifteen minutes of Warholian fame. And, she doesn't think it's welfare.
The doctor should lose his license and then be sentenced to an extended stay in Folsom for professional malfeasance. The woman should be committed to a mental institution. Now that they are born, there is no reasonable solution over what to do with these fourteen, already ruined lives.
I'm done. But, wait! This breaking news:
Apparently No Regrets
1 comment:
Looks to me like Kamrava should step up and do the honorable thing. OK, she probably won't marry him, but child support would certainly be in order. I'm loathe to invoke law in any case, but there's plenty of legal precedent for making the man who can't keep his turkey baster in his pants pony up the cash for the little rugrats.
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