Octuplets' grandfather: Daughter 'irresponsible'

[February 20, 2009]  CHICAGO (AP) -- The father of the California woman who gave birth to octuplets tells Oprah Winfrey that the actions of his daughter and her doctor were "absolutely irresponsible."

Ed Doud says in an interview taped Thursday for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that he questions the "mental situation" of his daughter. Thirty-three-year-old Nadya Suleman, who already had six children, gave birth to octuplets in late January after undergoing in vitro fertilization.

In excerpts released by Harpo Productions Inc., Doud says Suleman and her children need help, and people shouldn't punish them for what she did by holding back on donations.

Doud says he hopes Suleman will finish her education and start working so she can help support the family.

The show is scheduled to air Tuesday.

[Associated Press]

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