“That is a Very Painful Thing”

Here’s a revealing statement from the mother of the woman who gave birth to octuplets in Los Angeles earlier this week:

She said that doctors had given her daughter the option of reducing the number of embryos, but she had declined.

“What do you suggest she should have done? She refused to have them killed. That is a very painful thing,” she said.

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