The 3 Most Shocking Twins(Multiples) Stories of 2009

Woman Gives Birth to Octuplets

When California resident Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January of this year, the world looked on with astonishment.
But once it was revealed that the single mother, who already had six children at home, was unemployed and on public assistance, purposely had six embryos - two of which split into twins -- implanted in her during fertility treatments, that astonishment quickly turned to disgust.
 
Doctors were quick to criticize both Suleman - dubbed "Octomom" by the press -- and her fertility specialist, Dr. Michael Kamrava, saying implanting six embryos into a womb was not only unethical but also dangerous to both mother and babies.

Kamrava was expelled from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine for his role in the birth of Suleman's octuplets. Suleman is said to have signed a deal to develop a reality show.

(Edit:Ruby)