Commentary: Are eight babies more than enough?

The birth of octuplets to a California woman last week raised a boatload of issues that can distract us from the central ethical question posed by the case: How do we take children’s well-being into account in reproductive medicine? The American Society for Reproductive Medicine acknowledged in a 2004 report that fertility programs may withhold services when they can provide “well-substantiated judgments” that the child will not receive adequate care.

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