Octuplets’ Birth Spawns Outrage From Public!
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As the economy sours, many express concern over the many costs associated with the event.
There's a reason humans are one of the few mammals that don't have at least 8 nipples!
A beaming Dr. Karen Mapes appeared on “Larry King Live” this week to discuss the epic birth of octuplets she supervised at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Bellflower, but the ticker at the bottom of the screen said it all: “OCTUPLETS OUTRAGE.”
The story of Whittier mom Nadya Suleman has quickly turned from medical miracle to public fury — so much so that Suleman herself complained in an interview that aired Friday on NBC’s “Today” show that society is unfairly judging her.
“I feel as though I’ve been under the microscope because I chose this unconventional life,” she said, suggesting there is a double standard because she’s a single mother.Instead of eliciting understanding and sympathy, her interview fueled more controversy.
Suleman is an unemployed graduate student, lives with her parents and already had six children under the age of 8. She has become a lightning rod for criticism for the nation’s healthcare woes, the economic crisis and the medical ethics of in vitro fertilization.
The reaction is decidedly different from what occurred in 1998, when the first set of octuplets born in the United States were met with curiosity more than scorn. The Houston octuplets also had two parents and were born during better economic times.
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