Calif. Medical Board to Investigate Octuplet Births

Doc who performed in vitro fertilization procedures may have violated standards
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 6, 2009 4:19 PM CST

California’s Medical Board is investigating whether there was a violation of medical standards by the doctor who helped Nadya Suleman become pregnant with octuplets, the Whittier Daily News reports. Suleman told NBC all 14 of her children were born through in vitro fertilization performed by one California specialist. “We are looking into the matter to see if we can substantiate a violation of the standard of care,” a board statement said. (More octuplets stories.)

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