It Isn't A Clown Car

Holy ethics, how about this story? As if using fertility drugs to birth to octuplets after already having had six children wasn’t controversial enough, we now learn she is a single mother… on welfare… with literally no way to pay for any of them.

How on earth was she allowed to have the embryos placed in her womb in the first place? According to the story, she used her disability money to pay for the in vitro fertilizations. Umm, what? If this is indeed the case, she should be shut off from receiving any additional state funds, immediately. If she can’t afford to take care of the kids, they should be auctioned off to the highest bidder and made indentured servants until they can pay off their debt to society. Of course, I’m kidding about that part, but there are plenty of families that desperately want to raise a child with the means to do so that cannot have children of their own that would be more than happy to adopt one of these children.

Ideally, one would rather not separate a child from its birth mother, but I haven’t been able to conjure up the slightest bit of sympathy for this woman. We know at the very least she’s unfit financially to raise her children. She very well may also be unfit mentally. Think about it, she used the system for her advantage to continue to have children when she knew she had no way to support them. She’s either a criminal or she’s insane.

I’m not opposed to multi-children families, people can have as many offspring as they like. I’m actually a huge proponent of the process of reproduction. However if you are supported by the State, your decision to continue to procreate should come with strings attached.

People supported by the State should not be allowed access to fertility drugs. If they are found making a conscious effort to do so, they should be cut off, immediately.

If you don’t want strings attached to your baby-making abilities, get a job and support yourself then get off the system’s payroll. Until then, keep the clown car in the garage until you’ve got the money to drive it.