Almost one year the world was “blessed” with the news that a woman gave birth to eight babies and all survived. As news leaked out about this “miracle birth” we learned that the mother, Nadya Suleman was not married, was unemployed, and was already the mother of six kids all of which were on public assistance and four of which already had disabilities. Nadya herself was receiving workers’ compensation benefits due to a purported “back injury” that she had suffered while working as a psychiatric technician.
So what history was taken by the doctor before he agreed to implant eight embryos into Nadya Suleman? He knew that she already had six kids since he was responsible for implanting those embryos earlier which as we know resulted in successful pregnancy and birth. While the Medical Board of California has charged that he exceeded the limit in implanting eight embryos and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine agrees that implanting over two embryos exceeds the accepted limit, we wonder what responsibility, if any, should this doctor be held to for the moral and mental ability of a single parent being able to handle 14 kids with special needs? Furthermore, what responsibility should the doctor owe society for burdening the social system with this unprecedented family unit. Surely, Suleman will never earn enough money in a lifetime to support all 14 kids and quite frankly public perception doesn’t hold favorably for a “Jon & Kate plus 8″ show in America. That leaves the care for the near bankrupt State of California to provide for this litter of kids.
Dr. Kamrava may be ”devastated” but he should use this opportunity to self reflect and understand the moral, physical, and mental implications that his choice has created. He may have been following his patient’s wish but he is the doctor and his job is to consider all factors before taking a patient’s money in exchange for granting her wish. One would wonder that if a patient were to ask Dr. Kamrava for assistance with suicide would he likewise oblige that patient request?
We invite your opinions on the issue.
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