No. 34: 14 Children?
February 11th 2009 23:52
Too many riding
I am disgusted, angry, and feel betrayed again. Now, a woman in Southern California gets on the tube every day explaining away her responsibility for having all these children. She emphasis her happiness at having given birth to eight more children after having six unaffordable little ones at home already. She smiles, shows her teeth in such a pleasant way. She tells of her S.S.I. for two of her existing children, but evades any questions regarding responsibility as if she were a tax-evading B.O. appointee.
Friends, it is obviously not 1860. We are no longer a primarily agrarian country. Many of the fears that our children would not live long enough to help us grow our food have been eliminated--such as murderous hostile attacks or lethal illnesses. The once ever-present fear of early death, as pervasive as it was long ago, is lessened today. People in the 19th century, and in years before that, needed to birth as many offspring as possible in the hopes that a percentage would reach workable age. (You call the number on the proper age. It will probably differ from their calculations.)
These conditions still exist in many non-developed countries, but in Europe, North America, Australia, and in many other places, the need for many children is greatly reduced. One or two children is socially responsible, but should a couple have some more, we will generally feel supportive. But fourteen!--fourteen! to a woman incapable of supporting them? This is a travesty.
The idea for envitro-fertilization was to help couples who could not physically bear children to enjoy the wonderful rewards of having children. This is a noble goal, but In this case, however, we have been shown the darkness of excess. Controls on the numbers of insertions per female needs to be regulated for the mother's health as well as for society's sake.
Now, the reality is that these little ones are alive and no sane person should wish them ill-will. No, most of us only wish these little children the best.
How do we instill a sense of responsibility into someone like this mother? To punish her is to punish the children. So, who will pay the very huge bill for raising them? I have some suggestions:
1) Send all bills for raising these children to adulthood to the highly irresponsible doctor who had such a lack of good judgment that he inserted six embryos into this woman's uterus, when two is the standard, and knowing full well she was not supporting the six at home properly.
2) No one is hearing from the sperm donor. He seems to get off "Scott-free." (No Freudian slip here.) The mother knows his name, but will not reveal it. In my opinion, he should share in the costs also. Just because he did not copulate for the deed, should not relieve him of responsibility.
You may ask, if this is to be, then what about all the others who have donated sperm in the past? I would then reply that this is the reason for anonymity. When, in this case, the mother knows all the stats on the father, then there is something amiss and the matter should be addressed.
Now, let us go after those responsible for paying the bills.
Please keep it between the lines, or insanity can set up camp anywhere.
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