Octuplet

• Chinese couple with eight test tube babies faces hefty fines

  In a rare case in modern China, a wealthy couple who had eight children apparently due to fertility treatment may face hefty fines for violating the country's one child policy. The octuplets were delivered by the wife and two surrogate mothers separately, but the births may be ruled as violating the country's family planning policy.

• Octuplets' mom implanted with 12 embryos

  Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor flouted national standards by implanting her with a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that resulted in octuplets, according to testimony at a licensing hearing.The number of embryos was far in excess of the two recommended for women her age, Deputy Attorney General Judith Alvarado said Monday.National guidelines issued...

• Lawyer: Octuplets' mom implanted with 12 embryos

  Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor implanted a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave her octuplets, a state attorney said on Monday, a number that another doctor said was unheard of and surpasses Suleman's assertion that only six embryos were implanted.Dr Michael Kamrava's action endangered the mother and violated national standards of care, Deput...