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mayoraaseiOops, one baby too many
A lesbian woman felt violated and devastated when she learned she was pregnant with twins, after she had told a Canberra obstetrician she wanted only one child through IVF, a court heard yesterday.
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The birth mother, now working in Melbourne as a social research and planning consultant, wept as she told the ACT Supreme Court how hard it had been to cope with the unplanned twin pregnancy.
"I remember sitting on the couch and feeling devastated, absolutely devastated," the 40-year-old mother said.
Violated and devastated, what the hell?!
I'm not exactly sure how clear the doctors were in explaining IVF procedures to her (probably not too clear, by the sound of her hysterics), but normally at least two embryos are implanted due to the high natural abortion/miscarriage rate. It was even down on paper that up to two would be implanted in the procedure. It's basically the most normal of all "back-up" duplicates.
.......God, she's earning more than $100 000 a year, just cope with it.
Feel sorry for the kids. I mean, how would you feel if you found out in a few years that 1) you're born artificially and 2) oops, your parents didn't want both of you.
It's like their entire existence was at the whim of their parents.
A lesbian woman felt violated and devastated when she learned she was pregnant with twins, after she had told a Canberra obstetrician she wanted only one child through IVF, a court heard yesterday.
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The birth mother, now working in Melbourne as a social research and planning consultant, wept as she told the ACT Supreme Court how hard it had been to cope with the unplanned twin pregnancy.
"I remember sitting on the couch and feeling devastated, absolutely devastated," the 40-year-old mother said.
Violated and devastated, what the hell?!
I'm not exactly sure how clear the doctors were in explaining IVF procedures to her (probably not too clear, by the sound of her hysterics), but normally at least two embryos are implanted due to the high natural abortion/miscarriage rate. It was even down on paper that up to two would be implanted in the procedure. It's basically the most normal of all "back-up" duplicates.
.......God, she's earning more than $100 000 a year, just cope with it.
Feel sorry for the kids. I mean, how would you feel if you found out in a few years that 1) you're born artificially and 2) oops, your parents didn't want both of you.
It's like their entire existence was at the whim of their parents.
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Date: 2007-09-18 10:29 am (UTC)*pause* yeah, I feel sorry for the kids too.
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Date: 2007-09-18 11:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-18 12:12 pm (UTC)WTH!
"I remember sitting on the couch and feeling devastated, absolutely devastated,"
One of those post-borne hormonal disorders speaking?