Post by Douglass on Feb 16, 2009 2:29:59 GMT -8
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_us/octuplets
"A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman's 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California's taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state already billions of dollars in the red.
Even before the 33-year-old single, unemployed mother gave birth to octuplets last month, she had been caring for her six other children with the help of $490 a month in food stamps, plus Social Security disability payments for three of the youngsters. The public aid will almost certainly be increased with the new additions to her family.
Also, the hospital where the octuplets are expected to spend seven to 12 weeks has requested reimbursement from Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, for care of the premature babies, according to the Los Angeles Times. The cost has not been disclosed.
Word of the public assistance has stoked the furor over Suleman's decision to have so many children by having embryos implanted in her womb.
"It appears that, in the case of the Suleman family, raising 14 children takes not simply a village but the combined resources of the county, state and federal governments," Los Angeles Times columnist Tim Rutten wrote in Wednesday's paper. He called Suleman's story "grotesque."
Once again, irresponsible people making bad decisions cost ME money !!!
She is semi-hot though, I saw her in a TV interview. But 14 kids and no intercourse with the sperm donor? Maybe closet lesbian, and the idiot who donated all that spermage should have some (financial) accountability.
Joe
Joe