by myownsatellite » 5/7/2006, 4:50 pm
Agreed that this whole thing is selfish on the woman's part. She has obviously not taken into consideration the effect her choice will have on her unborn child.
No matter how physically healthy she may be, there will still most likely be complications. Her pelvis, for instance, may not be as able to adapt to labor now that's she's older and could cause damage to her and her baby. Etc.
She's already had several children. Why would she want to do that to a baby? To herself? I agree she should have adopted if she wanted one that badly. There are so many children who don't have families and might never get adopted - I think before spending so much money and taking all the risks of pregnancy at such an elderly age, it would be smarter and more responsible to adopt.
Personally, I wouldn't want to have another baby at 63. At that age, I'm going to be ready to enjoy my retirement, after already having raised children (hopefully), and I wouldn't want to start the process all over again.
In sum: Very irresponsible.
Also, I'm wondering - why hasn't this woman gone through menopause yet? Isn't it incredibly odd for a woman to be able to get pregnant after already having gone through that?
~*Megan*~
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