I've been through IVF cycles myself and would NEVER agree to more than 3 embryos because of my belief on abortion. The doctors I worked with also would never have trasferred more than 3 embryos because doing so is irresponsible.
The news report I saw said she had IVF. I don't buy the arguement that the procedure's expense is reason to transfer more embryos because raising all those extra babies (not to mention their medical costs if they have developmental issues, and the donated breastmilk they are getting at $3-5/oz) costs a heck of a lot more than another IVF transfer would. If the mother knew she was against reducing the number of babies, she should never have allowed that many embryos to be transferred.
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Date: 2009-01-31 08:32 pm (UTC)The news report I saw said she had IVF. I don't buy the arguement that the procedure's expense is reason to transfer more embryos because raising all those extra babies (not to mention their medical costs if they have developmental issues, and the donated breastmilk they are getting at $3-5/oz) costs a heck of a lot more than another IVF transfer would. If the mother knew she was against reducing the number of babies, she should never have allowed that many embryos to be transferred.