Family
Feb. 5, 2009
Octuplets Deliver Opportunity to Rethink U.S. Health Policy
Rather than a "medical miracle," the birth of octuplets is better understood as a symptom of our failing health care system, writes Judith Daar. - Forum Column
Judith Daar
Dean-Elect, Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
The birth of octuplets to a woman with six children under the age of 8 has stirred more than the usual debate about the need to rein in the field of reproductive medicine. Disdainfully referred to by some as "the wild west of medicine," this branch of medical practice inspires a combination of awe and revulsion when it facilitates an outcome that is more litter than little bundle of joy. The sheer spectacle of eight neonates from a single delivery brings out the usual hand-wringing over ...
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