Grandfather of octuplets criticizes daughter

Los Angeles Times

The father of octuplets’ mom Nadya Suleman is the latest to speak out, and he had some harsh words for his daughter.

Speaking on the “Oprah Winfrey Show,” Ed Doud questioned the mental state of Suleman and criticizes Suleman and the Beverly Hills doctor who provided her with fertility treatment as being “absolutely irresponsible.”

Suleman, 33, gave birth to octuplets even though she already had six children. Many have questioned how Suleman can care for the 14 children when she doesn’t have a job and lives in her mother’s three-bedroom house.

“You know what? She needs help. I say to everybody now -- people, we do need help,” he said. “Do not punish my daughter for what she had done and do not punish the babies, because they were given by God.”

Asked about his daughter’s decision to have 14 children, Doud said: “Now I’m no psychiatrist, but I question her mental situation.”