70 year old woman has baby

[Anonymous]

As if there aren't already enough kids in India....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, if we all believed we should only do what nature allows naturally, without scientific intervention, none of us would be on this board.

The fact science makes it possible doesn't mean one should do it.

That's pretty hypocritical. Especially coming from this particular forum.

how so? can you explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old men have kids all the time and no one bitches about it.

Super sexist.

I think I'd have less of a problem with it if her husband was 50, and not 79. Old men have babies with much younger partners usually. In this case, BOTH parents are already beyond life expectancy for where they live. That's the part that troubles me.

And I still think old men having babies with young women are pretty gross. But at least one of the parents has a shot of seeing the child into adulthood. Here, not so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wonder if she's breastfeeding...

The article says she is.

[Anonymous]

a bit of a culture clash here. So many above looking at it from the standpoint of the baby.
Really, that's not what this was about. See the post above that said :

"They had the baby because her husband's father's estate is worth close to $1mil and his siblings are refusing to give him any of the inheritance since he never had children. They had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance>''

That's how things are in India.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, if we all believed we should only do what nature allows naturally, without scientific intervention, none of us would be on this board.

Right. I don't think people using IVF is bad. It's a wonderful resource. But two parents over 70 is what troubles me. On the other hand, if they were adopting, would I still feel conflicted? I'm not sure...

That's why I posted it. I was curious people's thoughts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:a bit of a culture clash here. So many above looking at it from the standpoint of the baby.
Really, that's not what this was about. See the post above that said :

"They had the baby because her husband's father's estate is worth close to $1mil and his siblings are refusing to give him any of the inheritance since he never had children. They had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance>''

That's how things are in India.

It said he fought his family for his inheritance, won, and THEN used that money to pay for IVF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a bit of a culture clash here. So many above looking at it from the standpoint of the baby.
Really, that's not what this was about. See the post above that said :

"They had the baby because her husband's father's estate is worth close to $1mil and his siblings are refusing to give him any of the inheritance since he never had children. They had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance;''

That's how things are in India.

It said he fought his family for his inheritance, won, and THEN used that money to pay for IVF.

huh? It says "they had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance."

[Anonymous]

I'm sure they specified a boy.
The gender imbalance in India is huge, and inexplicable by natural causes.

[Anonymous]

She's nuts and so is her doctor. 70 year old bodies are not meant to carry babies and she has probably reduced her own natural life with this pregnancy.

Hope the baby is cared for by someone regardless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a bit of a culture clash here. So many above looking at it from the standpoint of the baby.
Really, that's not what this was about. See the post above that said :

"They had the baby because her husband's father's estate is worth close to $1mil and his siblings are refusing to give him any of the inheritance since he never had children. They had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance>''

That's how things are in India.

It said he fought his family for his inheritance, won, and THEN used that money to pay for IVF.

I've read other articles that state differently.

[Anonymous]

On the one hand, I think they're all crazy and I can't believe a doctor did this.

On the other, I'm feeling downright youthful at 35.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Might be donor sperm as well. A 79 year old man probably makes very low quality sperm.

I can't imagine that egg and sperm donors expect their donations to be used this way. They want to help infertile couples sure. But who on earth (besides this crazy doctor) would help senior citizens get pregnant.

It would terrible for this to dissuade potential donors from helping people of child bearing age to have babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:a bit of a culture clash here. So many above looking at it from the standpoint of the baby.
Really, that's not what this was about. See the post above that said :

"They had the baby because her husband's father's estate is worth close to $1mil and his siblings are refusing to give him any of the inheritance since he never had children. They had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance;''

That's how things are in India.

It said he fought his family for his inheritance, won, and THEN used that money to pay for IVF.

huh? It says "they had the baby to be able to get his share of the inheritance."

Different articles are saying different things. According the the article in the Guardian, he won the inheritance case in court and used the money for IVF. The article also states they adopted a child in the 80's who left for America and never returned. I believe in India adopted children are not always recognized by the rest of the family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, if we all believed we should only do what nature allows naturally, without scientific intervention, none of us would be on this board.

The fact science makes it possible doesn't mean one should do it.

That's pretty hypocritical. Especially coming from this particular forum.

how so? can you explain?

It's obvious. What's there to explain?