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Janice · 02-08-2009, 12:16 AM

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 6) — The spotlight on the mother of octuplets is turning to the fertility doctor who helped her give birth not once but 14 times by implanting Nadya Suleman with fertilized embryos.

The Medical Board of California investigating the doctor — whom it did not name — to see if there was a "violation of the standard of care," board spokeswoman Candis Cohen said Friday. She did not elaborate.

Suleman, 33, of Whittier, already had six children when she gave birth Jan. 26 to octuplets. The births to an unemployed, divorced single mother prompted angry questions about how she plans to provide for her children.

But the backlash seems to have extended as well to Suleman's doctor.

In a portion of an NBC interview, broadcast Friday, Suleman said she had six embryos implanted for each of her in vitro pregnancies, using the same sperm donor and fertility specialist.

In the case of the octuplets, the procedure resulted in six boys and two girls, including two sets of twins.

"The revelation about one center treating her makes the treatment even harder to understand," said Arthur Caplan, bioethics chairman at the University of Pennsylvania. "They went ahead when she had six kids, knowing that she was a single mom ... and put embryos into her anyway."

In the United States, there is no law dictating the number of embryos that can be placed in a mother's womb. Multiple embroys can be implanted to improve the odds that one will take.

However, there are national guidelines which put the norm at two to three embryos for a woman of Suleman's age, in order to lessen the health risks to the mother and the chances of multiple births.

When asked why so many embryos were implanted, Suleman told NBC: "Those are my children, and that's what was available and I used them. So, I took a risk. It's a gamble. It always is."

She said her life's goal was to be a mother and she had struggled for seven years before finally giving birth to her first child in 2001.

"All I wanted was children. I wanted to be a mom. That's all I ever wanted in my life," Suleman said in the portion of the interview that aired Friday. "I love my children."

According to state documents, Suleman told a doctor she had three miscarriages. Another doctor disputed that number, saying she had two ectopic pregnancies, a dangerous condition in which a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than in the uterus.

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 01:13 AM

This whole story has struck me as a little off from the beginning. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.

Janice · 02-08-2009, 01:22 AM

I know they put a person or a couple through hell and high water when they want to adopt; yet here they impregnate a single, unemployed woman who already has six kids. How is she supposed to support her 14 kids? It seems that there should be some guidelines in place when it's an almost certainty that a woman will have multiple births.

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 01:25 AM

I sure hope she doesn't expect to live off welfare and donations. The taxpayers of California don't deserve this.

browneyes106 · 02-08-2009, 01:54 AM

I'm glad the doctor is being investigated. There are a lot of things that sound weird with this story. I saw the interview on the Today Show yesterday and the woman says she wanted a big family to compensate for the fact she was an only child with dysfunctional parents. She also said she is hoping to get help from her family and her church. I agree catlover the California taxpayers don't deserve this.

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 01:57 AM

^ The KIDS don't deserve this, either.

Marvo301 · 02-08-2009, 02:45 AM

I heard she asked for a 2 million dollar appearance fee to appear on Oprah. I can't see Oprah agreeing to those terms!!

TripperFan · 02-08-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

I'm glad the doctor is being investigated. There are a lot of things that sound weird with this story. I saw the interview on the Today Show yesterday and the woman says she wanted a big family to compensate for the fact she was an only child with dysfunctional parents. She also said she is hoping to get help from her family and her church. I agree catlover the California taxpayers don't deserve this.

Maybe one of these fertility doctors should have advised her to see a shrink to deal with her childhood issues rather than bringing that many children into the world just to satisfy her past issues instead.

Kills me all the rules and regulations for adopting etc., but it's o.k. for a single person and her doctors to be this irresponsible? It's about time laws are put into place to prevent this kind of abuse.

browneyes106 · 02-08-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Maybe one of these fertility doctors should have advised her to see a shrink to deal with her childhood issues rather than bringing that many children into the world just to satisfy her past issues instead.

Kills me all the rules and regulations for adopting etc., but it's o.k. for a single person and her doctors to be this irresponsible? It's about time laws are put into place to prevent this kind of abuse.

Good point maybe a doctor did advise to see a shrink. I also agree about how adoption is difficult process for many people to do but a single a woman and fertility doctors can do stuff like this.I read another article that Nadya has worked off and on since 1998 due to injuries from a riot that happened at a mental hospital she worked at. She isn't financially stable at all and she lives with her parents. Yet a lot of financially stable couples spends years waiting to adopt children or even they spend time saving money to build bigger houses and start college funds.

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 03:13 PM

What were all these people thinking??

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Maybe one of these fertility doctors should have advised her to see a shrink to deal with her childhood issues rather than bringing that many children into the world just to satisfy her past issues instead.

Kills me all the rules and regulations for adopting etc., but it's o.k. for a single person and her doctors to be this irresponsible? It's about time laws are put into place to prevent this kind of abuse.

See, Cathie, you put more thought into that post than everyone else involved in this issue did.

TripperFan · 02-08-2009, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

See, Cathie, you put more thought into that post than everyone else involved in this issue did.

To me, it's just blatantly obvious this chick has mental issues herself! A good plastic surgeon will ask a battery of questions for people wanting plastic surgery. A bad one will continue to do surgeries on people endangering their lives just to grab a buck (Michael Jackson, Prisicilla Presley come to mind).

Sounds to me like this fertility doctor is just like that. And yah, she hardly has the means to provide for all of them. And what happens when Pampers doesn't give her free diapers after a year when the publicity dies down. All I see it as is another huge load going to be placed on the welfare system.

It's absolutely disgraceful and irresponsible on both her and the medical community's part.

catlover79 · 02-08-2009, 08:18 PM

I couldn't agree more, Cathie. It's unprofessional, unethical and very irresponsible. What a mess.

02-08-2009, 12:16 AM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Octuplet Mom's Doctor Is Investigated LOS ANGELES (Feb. 6) — The spotlight on the mother of octuplets is turning to the fertility doctor who helped her give birth not once but 14 times by implanting Nadya Suleman with fertilized embryos. The Medical Board of California investigating the doctor — whom it did not name — to see if there was a "violation of the standard of care," board spokeswoman Candis Cohen said Friday. She did not elaborate. Suleman, 33, of Whittier, already had six children when she gave birth Jan. 26 to octuplets. The births to an unemployed, divorced single mother prompted angry questions about how she plans to provide for her children. But the backlash seems to have extended as well to Suleman's doctor. In a portion of an NBC interview, broadcast Friday, Suleman said she had six embryos implanted for each of her in vitro pregnancies, using the same sperm donor and fertility specialist. In the case of the octuplets, the procedure resulted in six boys and two girls, including two sets of twins. "The revelation about one center treating her makes the treatment even harder to understand," said Arthur Caplan, bioethics chairman at the University of Pennsylvania. "They went ahead when she had six kids, knowing that she was a single mom ... and put embryos into her anyway." In the United States, there is no law dictating the number of embryos that can be placed in a mother's womb. Multiple embroys can be implanted to improve the odds that one will take. However, there are national guidelines which put the norm at two to three embryos for a woman of Suleman's age, in order to lessen the health risks to the mother and the chances of multiple births. When asked why so many embryos were implanted, Suleman told NBC: "Those are my children, and that's what was available and I used them. So, I took a risk. It's a gamble. It always is." She said her life's goal was to be a mother and she had struggled for seven years before finally giving birth to her first child in 2001. "All I wanted was children. I wanted to be a mom. That's all I ever wanted in my life," Suleman said in the portion of the interview that aired Friday. "I love my children." According to state documents, Suleman told a doctor she had three miscarriages. Another doctor disputed that number, saying she had two ectopic pregnancies, a dangerous condition in which a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than in the uterus.

02-08-2009, 01:13 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	This whole story has struck me as a little off from the beginning. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
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02-08-2009, 02:45 AM	#7
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02-08-2009, 01:22 AM	#3
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I know they put a person or a couple through hell and high water when they want to adopt; yet here they impregnate a single, unemployed woman who already has six kids. How is she supposed to support her 14 kids? It seems that there should be some guidelines in place when it's an almost certainty that a woman will have multiple births.

02-08-2009, 01:25 AM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I sure hope she doesn't expect to live off welfare and donations. The taxpayers of California don't deserve this.

02-08-2009, 01:54 AM	#5
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I'm glad the doctor is being investigated. There are a lot of things that sound weird with this story. I saw the interview on the Today Show yesterday and the woman says she wanted a big family to compensate for the fact she was an only child with dysfunctional parents. She also said she is hoping to get help from her family and her church. I agree catlover the California taxpayers don't deserve this.

02-08-2009, 01:57 AM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	^ The KIDS don't deserve this, either.

02-08-2009, 03:13 PM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	What were all these people thinking??

02-08-2009, 08:18 PM	#13
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I couldn't agree more, Cathie. It's unprofessional, unethical and very irresponsible. What a mess.