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Originally posted by lurkette
Those of you arguing against selective reduction, would you be singing the same song if it was a mother who took fertility drugs and conceived, say, quintuplets? Septuplets? The usual hue and cry in that case is that it's irresponsible NOT to selectively abort, as multiples often cause health problems for the mother, and often have developmental disabilities for the rest of their lives. Just because the multiples in this case were naturally-occurring triplets doesn't mean that the issues - how difficult it's going to be to raise multiple kids with potential probelms - are much different. Just because she was honest about her motivations, I don't think this woman should be villified. Some might consider it selfish, but I think she was brutally honest about her own limitations. I don't think she ought to be castigated just because her actions don't conform to someone else's ideals - she's the one who had to make the decision and live with the consequences either way.
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My wife and I went through the fertility drug thing once. They don't just give you the drugs and send you home, at least not at the doctor that my wife was going to. You took the drugs and a couple of days prior to ovulation you have an internal ultrasound and determine whether or not you are going to "go in". They can see how many eggs are going to come out of each ovary. So I would say, YES, I would "sing the same song" knowing what I know. I would go on to say those that have gone ahead knowing that there is a chance of having 6 or 7 kids at once are imbeciles, that is just irresponsible. One thing for it to happen naturally, another thing to know that you have the chance to end up with that many.