A wealthy single woman would still have put her octuplets in grave danger. She also put her six children at risk because she would be at high risk of death frankly. Presumably she would have good child care for the others, and be able to afford whatever specialized services any special needs children ...and she has one who is autistic, one with ADD and one with speech problems...could require. She would have to be very wealthy to just pay the hospital bill.

She still brought 14 children into the world, who used to be called orphans if the father or mother died..and are fatherless nevertheless, regardless if she was filthy rich or not. She still would be setting a terrible example for people without her resources, and perhaps wtihout the intelligence to work things out in their minds. She would not be let off the hook at all in my book, nor would the doctor. I think there is no doubt that the O. mother is not mentally stable, and that the doctor here is to blame, and the "father" if he is mentally stable...