Good Bye Octomom – I Hope

It looks like Nadya Suleman, aka Octomom, is about to have her 15 minutes of fame expire as a new mother bearing 12 children takes center stage.

A woman, said to be a teacher, is pregnant with six girls and six boys in the Tunisian oasis town of Gafsa. Doctors warned the woman she could die having natural child birth, but she wants to try anyway.

The current world record holder was a Sydney, Australian mom who gave birth to nine babies in 1971, but died in the process.

A shocked Dr Mark Hamilton, of the British Fertility Society, said:

"Twelve babies seems extraordinary."

he mother-to-be, who is being constantly monitored by experts in her home country, is said to have insisted she is "feeling fine".

The father, identified only as Marwan, said:

"In the beginning we thought that my wife would give birth to twins, but more foetuses were discovered. Our joy increased with the growing number."

The children were conceived with the help of fertility treatment, that seems to ignore the ethical risks to the fetuses.

The Tunisian government is said to have pledged to do all it can to care for the mother and her babies.

Like Nadya, the irresponsibility of this couple must be financially supported by other tax paying citizens in their country.

Events like this should not be celebrated. The price the children will pay is far too high to make this a joyous event. Some children die, others are disabled and handicapped, while few are perfectly healthy. Being a parent means caring about your children’s future health and well-being, not just about your own self satisfaction.

The only good that could come of this, is not ever having to hear about Octomom again.