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feastie -> RE: Lesbian couple sue over twins (9/23/2007 10:25:01 AM)
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Well, the fact of the matter is that when you have IVF, you are told that the possibility for multiple births exists. Several eggs are fertilized and all are introduced into the womb to improve the odds of having just one child. I don't know about in Australia, but in the States, before you have any medical procedure, you have to sign a document that states you are aware of all the risks. I'm sure that the chance of multiple births resulting from an IVF procedure is included in that documentation. I'd have to ask my sister to be sure, as she has been through the procedure three times, resulting in one live birth.
Doctors will perform ultrasounds to check for more than one fetus and depending on the number, give the parents the option to "reduce", as they call it, the number of fetuses the woman is carrying. As any womn who is the mother of a surprise twin, the ultrasounds and even doppler are not infallible.
These women will not win this suit, providing signed documents exist as previously described, but what happens when those twins discover Moms didn't want them both. Poor babies. How often so many are so self-absorbed that they cannot see what harm they do to their children.
Maybe Australia should sue for custody of both children.
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