Recently, 33-year-old single mother Nadya Suleman brought about public outrage when “she had six embryos implanted in [a] fertility procedure – far more than industry guidelines recommend under ordinary circumstances – and was well aware that multiple births could result.” As a result, “the Medical Board of California is investigating whether there were any violations by a fertility doctor who helped [the] woman become pregnant with the octuplets.”

I believe single parents can successfully raise children, and I understand that family and community support (e.g., the church) can help raise children, but I believe it’s irresponsible to be implanted with six embryos, which results in a birth of octuplets when you’re a single parent with six children at home already.

We currently live in a very fragile and complex world with limited natural resources. These thirteen fourteen kids will need an education, food, water, and shelter just like everyone else, and their kids will need an education, food, water, and shelter just like everyone else; amongst a backdrop of intense consumerism, continued environmental degradation, and an increasingly hungry world population (i.e., hungry for wealth and natural resources).  I take issue with the fact that too few people understand that environmental preservation and wise use of resources should be priorities. I’m not arguing against the so-called American dream or technological advancement, but these things must be executed responsibly.

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