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God, I hope not. For those who have not heard, a lady by the name of Nadya Suleman just gave birth to octuplets. She already had 6 children, all from in-vitro fertilization. She is not married and lives with her parents. Her mother described her as being "obsessed" with being pregnant and having children.
This has been the topic on the news for a while now with people discussing the ethical dilemma of impregnating a woman with clear psychological issues. Ms. Suleman is now seeking book/television deals in order to help support her 14 kids (her parents filed for bankruptcy and her dad is now in Iraq working as a translator.)
Report: Octuplets Mom Wants $2 Million to Tell Her Story
BELLFLOWER -- The mother of the octuplets born a week ago is apparently hoping to cash in by selling her story.
On Friday, 33-year-old Nadya Suleman retained the Killeen Futney Group public relations firm to handle the offers for book deals, TV shows and other opportunities that the firm claims are pouring in.
Now, the British Newspaper 'The Telegraph' said Suleman wants to get $2 million from whoever interviews her first. The newspaper also said she wants to get help from a corporate sponsor, such as a diaper company.
Suleman also wants to launch a new career as a television child care expert, The Telegraph reported.
The mother of 14 graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2006 with a bachelor of science degree in child and adolescent development, school officials said. She returned to pursue a master's in counseling, but last attended in the spring of 2008.
Kileen said Suleman is "the most sought after mom in the world right now," but that she hasn't decided what she'll do next, other than care for her children.
The octuplets were delivered last Monday by caesarian section at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Whittier 9 1/2 weeks early. The babies ranged in weight from 1 pound, 8 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces.
They are expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks and could face serious developmental delays because of their small size. Their mother could be allowed to return home in a few days.
Just a few days ago, Nadya Suleman's mother made headlines when she said her daughter was "obsessed with children" and wanted "just one more girl."
That is why, even with six young children, including 2-year-old twins, she decided to have more embryos transferred in hopes, her mother said Friday, of getting "just one more girl."
"And look what happened. Octuplets. Dear God," Angela Suleman said four days after her daughter gave birth to the eight babies.
Suleman stressed that her daughter "is not evil, but she is obsessed with children. She loves children, she is very good with children, but obviously she overdid herself."
Angela Suleman said all the children are from the same sperm donor, but she did not identify him. Her daughter is divorced, but Suleman said the ex-husband was not the father.
Suleman said she is caring for her six grandchildren while their mother is in the hospital recovering. She said she had few details about how the octuplets were conceived and did not know the identity of the doctor or the clinic that transferred the frozen embryos into her daughter's uterus. Suleman said it was not Kaiser Permanente, where the babies were born.
Fertility experts have raised concerns about the number of embryos implanted and whether the procedure was within medical guidelines.
"I cannot see circumstances where any reasonable physician would transfer [so many] embryos into a woman under the age of 35 under any circumstance," said Arthur Wisot, a fertility doctor in Redondo Beach and the author of "Conceptions and Misconceptions."
Doctors probably could not deny treatment to a woman simply because she already has children, he said. However, he added, they should have taken steps to make sure she did not have so many babies at once.
Nadya and her children live with her mother in a 1,550-square-foot home in Whittier, and her father has been working in Iraq as a translator to help support the family.
Court records show the woman's mother Angela Suleman filed for bankruptcy last March, but after she failed to make required payments and appear at a creditors' meeting, the case was dismissed.
She also reported liabilities of $981,371, mostly money owed on two houses she owns in Whittier.
Suleman said Friday that she had withdrawn the filing and paid her debts.
As the media camped outside the house, Angela Suleman said in a telephone interview that she could not explain her daughter's decision.
Nadya Suleman has always loved children, her mother said. Then she sighed. "I wish she would have become a kindergarten teacher."
"It's going to be difficult," she said, adding that her daughter's father is going back to his native Iraq, where neighbors said he works as a contractor, to help support the family.
He told reporters that he is a former Iraqi military man.
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center physician Harold Henry has confirmed that the mother came there after she was pregnant and was counseled, but chose not to selectively abort some of the fetuses.
"What do you suggest she should have done? She refused to have them killed," Suleman said. "That is a very painful thing."
In a statement read by Dr. Karen Maples on Thursday evening, the mother said she understands people are curious and in the future will share details about what she termed a "miraculous experience."
"The babies continue to grow strong every day and make good progress. My family and I are ecstatic about all of their arrivals.
Needless to say, the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well," the statement went on to say.
http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/?Octuplets-Mother-is-Obsessed-with-Childr=1&blockID=196258&feedID=1198
So what do you think? Should this woman be able to have as many children as she wants, or should there be limits?
This has been the topic on the news for a while now with people discussing the ethical dilemma of impregnating a woman with clear psychological issues. Ms. Suleman is now seeking book/television deals in order to help support her 14 kids (her parents filed for bankruptcy and her dad is now in Iraq working as a translator.)
Report: Octuplets Mom Wants $2 Million to Tell Her Story
BELLFLOWER -- The mother of the octuplets born a week ago is apparently hoping to cash in by selling her story.
On Friday, 33-year-old Nadya Suleman retained the Killeen Futney Group public relations firm to handle the offers for book deals, TV shows and other opportunities that the firm claims are pouring in.
Now, the British Newspaper 'The Telegraph' said Suleman wants to get $2 million from whoever interviews her first. The newspaper also said she wants to get help from a corporate sponsor, such as a diaper company.
Suleman also wants to launch a new career as a television child care expert, The Telegraph reported.
The mother of 14 graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2006 with a bachelor of science degree in child and adolescent development, school officials said. She returned to pursue a master's in counseling, but last attended in the spring of 2008.
Kileen said Suleman is "the most sought after mom in the world right now," but that she hasn't decided what she'll do next, other than care for her children.
The octuplets were delivered last Monday by caesarian section at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Whittier 9 1/2 weeks early. The babies ranged in weight from 1 pound, 8 ounces to 3 pounds, 4 ounces.
They are expected to remain hospitalized for several weeks and could face serious developmental delays because of their small size. Their mother could be allowed to return home in a few days.
Just a few days ago, Nadya Suleman's mother made headlines when she said her daughter was "obsessed with children" and wanted "just one more girl."
That is why, even with six young children, including 2-year-old twins, she decided to have more embryos transferred in hopes, her mother said Friday, of getting "just one more girl."
"And look what happened. Octuplets. Dear God," Angela Suleman said four days after her daughter gave birth to the eight babies.
Suleman stressed that her daughter "is not evil, but she is obsessed with children. She loves children, she is very good with children, but obviously she overdid herself."
Angela Suleman said all the children are from the same sperm donor, but she did not identify him. Her daughter is divorced, but Suleman said the ex-husband was not the father.
Suleman said she is caring for her six grandchildren while their mother is in the hospital recovering. She said she had few details about how the octuplets were conceived and did not know the identity of the doctor or the clinic that transferred the frozen embryos into her daughter's uterus. Suleman said it was not Kaiser Permanente, where the babies were born.
Fertility experts have raised concerns about the number of embryos implanted and whether the procedure was within medical guidelines.
"I cannot see circumstances where any reasonable physician would transfer [so many] embryos into a woman under the age of 35 under any circumstance," said Arthur Wisot, a fertility doctor in Redondo Beach and the author of "Conceptions and Misconceptions."
Doctors probably could not deny treatment to a woman simply because she already has children, he said. However, he added, they should have taken steps to make sure she did not have so many babies at once.
Nadya and her children live with her mother in a 1,550-square-foot home in Whittier, and her father has been working in Iraq as a translator to help support the family.
Court records show the woman's mother Angela Suleman filed for bankruptcy last March, but after she failed to make required payments and appear at a creditors' meeting, the case was dismissed.
She also reported liabilities of $981,371, mostly money owed on two houses she owns in Whittier.
Suleman said Friday that she had withdrawn the filing and paid her debts.
As the media camped outside the house, Angela Suleman said in a telephone interview that she could not explain her daughter's decision.
Nadya Suleman has always loved children, her mother said. Then she sighed. "I wish she would have become a kindergarten teacher."
"It's going to be difficult," she said, adding that her daughter's father is going back to his native Iraq, where neighbors said he works as a contractor, to help support the family.
He told reporters that he is a former Iraqi military man.
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center physician Harold Henry has confirmed that the mother came there after she was pregnant and was counseled, but chose not to selectively abort some of the fetuses.
"What do you suggest she should have done? She refused to have them killed," Suleman said. "That is a very painful thing."
In a statement read by Dr. Karen Maples on Thursday evening, the mother said she understands people are curious and in the future will share details about what she termed a "miraculous experience."
"The babies continue to grow strong every day and make good progress. My family and I are ecstatic about all of their arrivals.
Needless to say, the eighth was a surprise to us all, but a blessing as well," the statement went on to say.
http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/?Octuplets-Mother-is-Obsessed-with-Childr=1&blockID=196258&feedID=1198
So what do you think? Should this woman be able to have as many children as she wants, or should there be limits?
