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...College of Medicine in Irvine, Calif. "Because IVF is largely not covered by insurance in most states, if a couple mortgages their home to have a single cycle, it's understandable that they'd want to maximize their opportunities for a successful outcome. There is a tension in the field between what the patients' wishes are and what the clinical guidelines suggest...
When Nadya Suleman, 33, had her eight children at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bellflower, Calif., one medical guideline had already been broken. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, a leading organization in the field of reproductive medicine, recommends that a woman under the age of 35 should have no more than two embryos implanted by way of in vitro fertilization (IVF). That limit was chosen, says Sean Tipton, director of public affairs for the society, in order to avoid multiple births through IVF that would expose both mother and offspring to significant health risks. This is merely...
...unusual situation has prompted some experts in the bioethics and reproductive-technology fields to re-examine the need for more regulation of IVF treatments. "The right to reproduce isn't unlimited. You can't put children at risk. The field of reproductive medicine and fertility treatment has an absolute responsibility to look out for the children it is creating in new ways. And in this case it seems to have failed," says Arthur Caplan, chair of the department of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, arguing for a need for professional regulations. "[The process] should look more like adoption...
...documents paint a very different picture from the one put forth in the media following Suleman's hiring a public-relations agent less than a week after the octuplets' birth. Joann Killeen, president of the Killeen Furtney Group, was hired to field book, movie and TV offers for her client. During an interview on Larry King Live on Feb. 3, Killeen portrayed Suleman as a "wonderful woman." "She's smart, she's bright, she's articulate, she's well educated. She is just a delight. And I can't wait for the media to get to meet her," Killeen said...
...groundwork laid by the Special Inspector General in anticipation of fraud: "[The Special Inspector General for TARP] is already working closely with FBI's Washington Field Office on joint projects and has met with representatives of the New York Field Office as well ... [The Special Inspector General for TARP] and the New York State Attorney General's Office are coordinating efforts with respect to TARP recipients' compliance with executive compensation restrictions...