Using  her PR company, Killeen Furtney Group, she has launched a website featuring a picture of each of the eight children (but not the other six hungry mouths she has).  Ms Suleman, who has no clear source of income, but if her photo is anything to go by, has been able to afford extensive cosmetic surgery,  is accepting donations (she takes Mastercard, Amex and Diners if you're tempted) and 'other gifts'.

How many children this woman has is her own business, and if she can afford infertility treatment when she is clearly anything but infertile, that is a matter for her (and the conscience of her doctors).  But when people deliberately burden the state with children they cannot afford to feed, they make their upbringing everyone's responsibility.

The Opus Diaboli position in such cases is that the state should be able to intervene to prevent further burdens on the population, the environment and the public purse.  Where there is responsibility, there is a duty to act.