Is it okay for a sixty-seven year old woman to have a baby
By hellsangelus
@hellsangelus (670)
Oman
February 17, 2007 6:27am CST
I watched in the the news the other day, this sixty-seven year old woman gave birth to twins through invito fertilization. The doctor said she told him she was 55 when she volunteered for the testing (asif they wouldnt have checked her age, but thats another matter altogether). Only after she gave birth to the twins did he find out she was actually 67. If he had known he would never have taken her.
So anyway do you think its okay for a single sixty-seven year old to have babies. I know its the miracle of modern science and all but God-forbid anything should happen to her what will happen to the babies? Then its like they were born just to go to an orphanage.
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@martinagiordano (992)
• Italy
17 Feb 07
no,it is not ok.
A sixty-seven year old woman can be a grandmother,no a mum...
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@lpetges (3036)
• United States
17 Feb 07
no, i feel sorry for any child who has to have a 67 year old mom. it could be left without a parent way sooner than it should. 67 year old women can go and be volunteers at womens shelters, or hospitals, and nurture all they want there! i personally would die if i thought i would be having a baby at this point in my life (44).
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@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
17 Feb 07
yes i really do feel sorry for the children. its great that women can have children at an older age and im all for it but not when you are so old that theres absolutely no advantage for the babies.
@ginagee (843)
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28 Feb 07
It's just as wrong as a single 55 year old woman giving birth to twins!!! At that age it is ridiculous to be giving birth especially as she's single. The doctors are at fault. No thought whatsoever has been given to the future of the children. They have no father, their mother will die no doubt before they are of age so what kind of future will they have. I think it's disgraceful that these types of things happen, the doctors should be struck off for doing this.
@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
1 Mar 07
I dont think the doctor really cares either about the mother or the children. He just wanted his 15 minutes of fame. Im sure he made her sign a waiver saying the responsibility was all hers and come on which hospital accepts you without proper documents. Theres no way he didnt know her real age.
@winky73 (1404)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I don't think it's okay.Woman go through menopause for a reason.At that age your chances of seeing that child grow up are very slim....not to mention the healthrisks for both mother and child.I'm sorry....but I don't think we should mess with mother nature.Guess that's what sets us apart from the animals....they seem to know when to stop.
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@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
1 Mar 07
That is so true. We always think we are so much better than animals but at times like this I really wonder.
@crickethear (1417)
• United States
18 Feb 07
I personally think it was wrong and selfish. What was she thinking? First of all she probably is going to leave those children motherless, and to do that, is horrible. What in the world could she have been proving? If she wanted children, why not open it up to being a foster home.
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@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
18 Feb 07
it seems so selfish. i really feel sorry for those poor children. She really didnt care that if anything happens to her what will happen to her children.
@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
21 Feb 07
I know, what kind of mother is she? She doesnt care what will happen to the children or that she is too old to do things with them or to take care of them.
@elemental13 (34)
• United States
21 Feb 07
I watched that on the news too. It's just wrong and really selfish of the mother to so such a thing. Totally irresponsible, she could die and leave them motherless and there are just so many health risks that come with being pregnant and giving birth at that age for both the mother and the children involved. If she really wanted a child that badly she could have adopted an older child that needed a home.
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@hellsangelus (670)
• Oman
25 Feb 07
yes that would have made more sense. Anyway she wasnt using her eggs so why not adopt a child that really needed a home instead.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
no, i don't think so... she is supposed to be a nanny and not a mum... it is a miracle that she can still give birth at such an age... may be it is God's grace to her...
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@emmiszoe (444)
• Sweden
18 Feb 07
No, I do not think it is ok. In fact, I'm not completelly cure that I'd think it would be ok for a 55-year old single woman to have kids either. What if something happens to her? In general I have no problem in single people having babies, but as the risks are much bigger when the mother is this old, there should at least be another parent somewhere that can take care of them if something happens!
I think it's egoistic, it might make her happy but I'm not sure it is done in the best interest of the children!
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@soufianexas1 (141)
• Morocco
18 Feb 07
A sixty-seven year old woman can be a grand grandmother
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@bluewings (3857)
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19 Mar 07
It's no doubt life threatning , even if it was in vitro as the embryos will finally be implanted in the uterus ,but the biological mother's body metabolism would be affected as at 67 the levels of estrogen and progesterone are no longer the same as before menopause.I don't know how doctors would have allowed that ,even at 55 but, I guess there might have been some very strong reason for them to try it.I don't advocate it as both mother and the embryos are at risk but sometimes,exceptional circumstances demand extraordinary decisions.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
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1 Mar 07
At 67, she's got about ten years left before she reaches the average life expectancy. The thought of her child losing it's mother at ten years old is terrible.
I think it was very selfish of the woman to make the decision to have a child at that age.
@reeze_828 (137)
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
I've also watched that news! And it impress me that nowadays nothing is impossible in technology!
@_hope_ (3902)
• Australia
18 Feb 07
To me this is totally against nature .Those babies just were not ment to be if not for scientific intervention they would not of ben created.If it had occoured naturally it would of been a blessing but those two little babies are doomed to a sad morbid life .What the hell can a person of that age do with then hell she would have her own days numbered .Drs really need to rethink what they are doing it is totally wrong to be playing god like they do
@SanDslnrs (268)
• United States
18 Feb 07
I can't even begin to imagine why a 67-year-old woman would want to have a baby. This is totally unfair to the babies, what if she gets ill or passes away? Then what? Who gets the babies? I heard this story on the news also, but I didn't hear if she had other children or not. I don't know, I don't think she should have had them even though I do belive babies are a blessing from God.
@Sheeniepie (873)
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
hi there....
oh i feel for the babies, their mom is just old enough, its like she was their grandmother already.. i think the mom would have a hard time taking care of the twins, since she wasnt that young, i think she would consider having somebody around her to helped her out....
just imagine when the twins is about 10 years old already, and their mom is already 77... gosh, i hope she's still alive during that time...
thanks.
@pixieceta (93)
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
If i were to speak my mind, i would say no. I mean aside from the fact that it is not morally acceptable ( to my country that is) it is hazardous to ones health as well as the baby. So, why take a risk of putting someone's life in danger when it can be prevented from the very beginning? That's just my opinion.. :)
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