So while the the Octo-Mom supposedly has a new house, a new reality show in the works, and now round-the-clock infant-child care, valued at $135,000, IVF continues to get slammed for her actions. Apparently, some Georgia pols have introduced a bill that limits the number of embryos that can be inserted in a woman and would prevent the freezing of additional embryos. This bill would also put limits on how many embryos could be created in the lab for transfer. Though the bill is supposedly sponsored by several Georgia legislators, so far I haven’t been able to find a quote from any woman in support of it. Only male legislators seem to be talking to the media about it. I also highly doubt that any of these bill sponsors did any real homework about IVF. Here’s the thing, Nadya Suleman is a huge exception to the general rule of IVF. Even though your chances of having multiples are higher with IVF, most doctors are unwilling to insert 6 embryos into spouseless, unemployed women. If lawmakers really wanted to prevent multiple births, they’d be better off putting limits on IUI (artificial insemination). Usually when you hear about a woman have anything above twins, it’s b/c she has been given drugs which increase the number of eggs that she produces in her normal monthly cycle. Then she was shot up with donor sperm from her husband, partner or another source, and that sperm has fertilized more than one egg. This is what happened with Kate from Jon & Kate Plus 8, and that’s why most news outlets assumed that Suleman’s children were the product of IUI before TMZ really started  digging. So to sum this up: if IUI had worked for CH and me, I would’ve...

So according to Gawker, it looks like NBC might have least bribed Nadya Suleman for her already infamous interview. At the very least they according to some sources, they may have made (a reportedly seven figure) “donation” through an intermediary, after Oprah, ABC, and CBS refused to pay such a huge amount. NBC vehemently denies this. Hmm. I’m a little concerned that we’re paying too much attention to this story. If she’s a ratings guarantee, then other people might pay her for interviews. Also, her appearances might lead to endorsements, television deals, all sorts of things that might lead to full-on monetary support of someone that might very well be mentally ill. Weeks after the births, I’ve heard nothing about social workers or mental evaluations. It seems that the AMA has done a better job at starting to investigatethe doctor that performed Nadya Suleman’s IVF than California’s family services is doing at determining whether Nadya Suleman is a fit mother. Sad but true, it is easier for people with money to get away with being mentally unfit parents than poorer people. And I fear that by watching Nadya Suleman like a trainwreck, we are helping her to escape the consequences of her actions and preventing her from getting the help that she may need. Is it time for the world to look away from Nadya Suleman, so that the proper authorities can do their job? Let us know your thoughts in the...