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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

User post: How old is too old to have a baby: 66 Year Old British Woman 8 Months Pregnant?

In a world where the perfect age to be a mother is disputed, many women decide to wait to have babies while others jump in at the first chance. Bristol Palin promotes abstinence and Octo-Mom promotes baby making now a British woman decides to have a baby at the ripe age of 66.

Elizabeth Adeney has told the press "I don't have to defend what I have done. It's between me and my baby and no one else,'' and "It's not my physical age that is important; it's how I feel inside."

In a world where the decisions you make are entirely up to you to make and the doctor you confide in, should we even be surprised to hear news of the like? The oldest reported mother is an Indian woman who gave birth last year at the age of 70. The husband said he didn't care how much money it cost as long as they had an heir.

Many thought I was too young to have a baby but nature has a different book it goes by. When nature is taken out of the picture and science allows women as old as 70 to produce a child, are we not messing with nature itself? Who is to look after the child when the mother ages and dies? I understand people can die at any point but the odds are stacked against a 66 year old to see the child mature past 18.

Are there no limits on the use of in vitro practices? Does money talk all of the time?

Photo courtesy of: http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7612856&page=1

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  • elzbthy's Avatar
    Posted by elzbthy Tue May 26, 2009 4:57pm PDT

    Judge not lest ye be judged.

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  • Leah's Avatar
    Posted by Leah Tue May 26, 2009 5:27pm PDT

    It's not up to the world to decide it's up to that individual you don't know, I don't know the,the world don't know when a person dies. I wonder how this got out people need to mind their own business and stop looking for people to criticize and hate. I mean get a life I think it's a blessing and miracle. You don't wanna be judged don't you judge. Look up and no one have control over their life everyone but you will be telling you how to live and telling you what you can and can't do you don't want that to happen so stop making ways i mean everyone have a opinion but have no right to judge and you know you have gone too far when you try to stop people from living their life live your life and stop worrying about how people live theirs.

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  • FortuneI's Avatar
    Posted by FortuneI Thu May 28, 2009 2:10am PDT

    if the conception is natural then it's just obvious that God is trying to speak to us but if it's the other way round it's not vry ok by cos the baby would definitely not have all the love needed from mum.....

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  • gwen's Avatar
    Posted by gwen Sat May 30, 2009 7:43am PDT

    God is our creator. He alone shows the way

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  • ISRAEL's Avatar
    Posted by ISRAEL Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:38am PDT

    when a woman have a baby at the old ege thats her choice

    her body . and thats what make her happy . god bless her

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