14 Babies at Whose Expense?

It is true that Government should not interfere or restrict one's free speech or ability to legally do as they please, so the woman suffering from Mia Farrow disease is entitled to inseminate herself for purpose of giving multiple births.

However, when this woman cannot afford to nurture these children, who will she turn to for financial relief? The American taxpayer by virtue of Medicaid, food stamps and other government assistance, whether the taxpayers want to pay or not. What happened to their free speech?

The Governor of California and state legislature will have to confront the problem of women having children who they cannot financially support, and thus have the resources capable of nurturing them. The ethical issue will then be raised that only wealthy people can have as many children as they want (which has always been: having children to the point that one can afford), yet ignoring that these children will become wards of the state, or burdens to taxpayers.

A similar analogy is motorcyclists who refuse to wear helmets when riding, claiming "let those who ride...decide." When they have severe head trauma after an accident and don't have health coverage, who pays? The US Taxpayer, suppressing their free speech rights.

There is the suspicion this woman, who has made herself into a baby making machine (remember when women hated that image?) did this for the purpose of selling children, white babies in high demand due to low supply.

It seems while we all have first amendment rights, such a privilege comes with responsibility, and it has now come time that Government regulate ethics and respect.

David DiBello