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<p>Not to be picky, but isn’t pre-eclampsia the forerunner to toxemia, which is really what they try to avoid? I know I was borderline pre-eclampic with D2 beginning at about 36 weeks; I was just told I needed bed rest to minimize my risk of getting toxemia. In fact, I ended up being almost two weeks late with her, and they had to induce.</p>
<p>pizzagirl - I have almost 30 first cousins on my mom’s side, and a big fat goose egg on my dad’s side. Mom was one of ten (four of them didn’t have any children) while dad was an only child!</p>
<p>Toxemia is not the terminology in use any more; it’s all preeclampsia. And severe preeclampsia is most certainly a reason to induce even at an early gestational age – the mother is at real risk for complications and the baby isn’t doing so hot either. (BTDT, wish I hadn’t!)</p>
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<p>Actually, society is paying for them. This preemie baby will end up using at least $1M worth of medical expenses by the time she leaves the hospital.</p>
<p>In addition, I read that the Duggars don’t pay any income taxes, their were able to turn their house into a tax exempt church property.</p>
<p>Speaking again as a libertarian, I don’t like taxes, but if some of us have to pay them, everyone should have to pay them. Churches don’t deserve to be exempt.</p>