Who is to say that in a few years, if we let the government step in with this mom, then they can’t step in with my family and say that we have too many kids.  There might be a family with a bigger house, more money, better private health care, and more family support that can take better care of my kids than I can.  If you let them step in here, when there is technically no abuse present, then they will eventually take the right to dictate my life as well.

I agree that if this young lady can’t pay for her kids, then she shouldn’t have had so many on a voluntary basis.  However, who is to say that if you have more than 1 child in 5 years and you fall on hard times, that the government, instead of giving you money and food stamps, won’t just take your kids and put them in the system because the feel they can better take care of them than you can.  You guys are walking on a very fine tight rope here.  As long as those kids don’t have bruises, aren’t being verbally abused, and are eating well and being nourished properly, let her raise those kids in private.  You might not agree with her, but is her right to do so.

Some of you are already saying that I am off my rocker and the government will never go that far.  CAREFUL!  They already tell your doctor how, when, and to what extent they can treat you.  They have set ridiculous limits on treatments recently that have severely limited my scope of practice in the local cath lab.  My patients are suffering embarrassing accidents and strained bladders due to the new restrictions Medicare has placed on health care facilities.  They are nit picking and not taking care of the pillaging that is going on in the financial side of health care.  They should be much more concerned with fraud than my capability to ease the discomfort of my patients while using proven methods that have works for decades and are very appreciated by my patients.

I promise you, you do not want the government stepping in any further than they already have!  As a matter of fact, I would love to see them step back.  If I think a bank or store is not being run improperly, then I choose to not give them my money.  That is the way to get rid of the badly run businesses.  Don’t ask the government to do it.  They evidently can’t pay their own taxes and figure out who is legal and illegal and can’t remember their own addresses and can’t stay faithful to their own spouses.  Why in the world do you want them taking care of your family and health care and your taxes and your paycheck and your retirement etc…

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Nadya Suleman is a 33-year-old single mom who already had six children from IVF. She underwent fertility treatments again in hopes of having more children. Nadya used the same fertility specialist for all of her children. He already knew she had six children, yet he continued to treat her for infertility and this time he implanted eight (or six?) embryos. Now Nadya’s doctor is under scrutiny for implanting such a large amount of embryos. According to doctors, medical guidelines state to implant only two embryos.

Nadya also denies accepting government assistance, but now it has been confirmed that she receives food stamps and disability for three of her children. NBC chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman has estimated the cost of delivering the infants and caring for them until they are healthy enough to leave the hospital at $1.5 million to $3 million. Nadya defends her actions by saying that she was an only child and always dreamed of having a very large family.

Normally, I would stay out of this and let her live her life, but it seems as though Nadya’s choices are affecting more than herself. What do you think about this situation?

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