Monday, May 18, 2009

66 year old woman to give birth!!

If you go to yahoo.com you will see on the main page a story of a 66 year old woman 8 months pregnant with twins!! She lives in the UK, but traveled to Ukraine to get IVN. Because there are no laws there that limit age.
While I feel like no woman should be denied the right to give birth, I can't help but feel sorry for this woman and her babies. I know at 32 I am exhausted!! This woman is single and doing it on her own!! I admire single moms, I don't know how they do it. But to be one just starting at 66!!! I can not event imagine! What pissed me off was a doctor on the news report said "We don't tell 14 year old women they can't have babies" Well doctor, you don't see any 14 year old women coming in your office for IVN!! I think 14 year old GIRLS shouldn't have babies either. But it happens. I guess there should be no right or wrong age to have a child and there are pros and cons of having children earlier in life vs. later.
But to think that a child of a 66 year old will have an 80 year old mother while in high school seems hardly fair to me. What kind of energy is she going to have to keep up with her child? Will she live to see them graduate or get married?
I know that we can all pass at any time, I could get hit by a car tomorrow and never see Leland do those things. But I think I have a greater chance of seeing those happen than this lady does.
I don't know why this has me so fired up but it does!! Just had to vent. On that note, my child is in his crib waking up from his nap..mamamamamamama...I love that he calls for me! Music to my ears ;)

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