There are some in this world who claim that what I do is vile and despicable. No, I’m not manufacturing toxic waste that will decimate our environment and I’m not selling crack to destroy the lives of countless addicts. Instead, I’m responsible for helping bring something into this world that is much much worse —- CHILDREN! 
Today, an article in the Washington Post describes how some people view parents with families of more than two children as being "showoffs". How have we gone from the normal traditional view that family and children are a good thing to this type of crazy thinking? I’ve certainly helped many patients have more than one child (often two at one time) and a lot of these families come back to discuss having even MORE children. I will have a thorough discussion with them regarding this big decision, making sure they look at the pros and cons. Then, I embrace their right to have a 3rd, 4th or even a 5th child if that is their choice. I also wholeheartedly embrace their right to stop at two. In fact, I strongly embrace the right for people who refuse to have any children at all. While I’m certainly generous with my embraces for people’s freedom to choose, I have no hugs to give to those who butt into other people’s lives with their own judgmental criticisms, or worse yet, who take actions to restrict other people’s freedoms.
Worshippers of the Immaculate Church of Dr. Al Gore don’t look at children as being human beings, but rather as vermin attacking the planet earth. They don’t care as much about the cute little footprints of babies’ feet as much as they care about the carbon footprint, whatever that means. Fine, they can rant all they want, as long as they don’t try to seize more and more power in controlling what other people do. In fact, I am actually quite enthusiastic about saving energy and about not being wasteful. My family is actively involved with the environment and we have started a worldwide recycling and waste disposal company. However, we do these by choice.
Then you have the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement that believes…well perhaps you should read for yourself. I know they claim to be just joking, but still.
Again, the beauty of our country, or at least, our country the way our founding fathers established it, is that everyone is entitled to their opinions as long as it does not infringe on the right of others. So we will just let them spout their views all they want.
Meanwhile, my patients, staff and I will continue to work together very hard, expending our blood, sweat and tears towards bringing babies into the world and delivering them into the arms of loving parents. We will just offer a polite smile to those who scream of the environmental atrocity that this represents as long as all they do is talk and scream.
However, if the crazies ever start taking ACTION to oppose us, such as China’s one-baby policy or laws banning IVF or regulations to restrict our reproductive options, then we will be ready to fight for our rights! It hasn’t happened yet in this country, but in Europe, patients are restricted in how many embryos they can transfer and what types of fertility options they can choose (such as bans on egg donation). A few determined European couples are coming to the US for fertility treatment to pursue their dreams of having a family, but if our own government seizes more power in this area, then we won’t be able to help them, let alone help ourselves.
Please excuse me now. I must get ready to unleash some more future polluters and resource consumers into this world. 
