Guest blogger Jessica Schimmel: Move over, Octomom -- there is a new Octo-family on the loose, and from the looks of things, America only has room to sensationalize one Octo-family at a time.
Everyone everywhere was in a feeding frenzy when, in January of 2009, a woman named Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez gave birth to a set of octuplets -- only the second set to be born alive in the U.S. She later became known worldwide as Octomom. The media followed her every move -- and scrutinized exactly what kind of mother she would be. She was 1) single, and 2) used IVF and implanted eight embryos, a decision that was ethically questioned by everyone including her own mother, and 3) she already had six small children at home -- one who has special needs.
She was only 32 years old when the babies were born, and she refused to disclose who the father was.
Everyone everywhere was in a feeding frenzy when, in January of 2009, a woman named Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman Gutierrez gave birth to a set of octuplets -- only the second set to be born alive in the U.S. She later became known worldwide as Octomom. The media followed her every move -- and scrutinized exactly what kind of mother she would be. She was 1) single, and 2) used IVF and implanted eight embryos, a decision that was ethically questioned by everyone including her own mother, and 3) she already had six small children at home -- one who has special needs.
She was only 32 years old when the babies were born, and she refused to disclose who the father was.
- 10/15/2009
- Momlogic
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