66-year old UK mom delivers: when is old too old?
Great Britain is trying to come to grips with the extremes of parenthood – first the 13-year father (Alfie) and now the 66-year mother Elizabeth Adeney.
Elizabeth shocked the country when she decided to have a child at the advanced age of 66 – when most women of her age are easing into retirement and coping with the empty nest syndrome. Apparently for the successful career woman, nesting has just started. She reportedly has already delivered her son on Tuesday this week by C-section. Her case highlights the controversies surrounding assisted production, medical tourism, and the laws governing these. Apparently, Elizabeth had in vitro fertilization outside the UK where the age limit is 50. Should her act of circumventing the law through medical tourism be considered illegal? Elizabeth reportedly received hate mails about her decision to have a child.
Elizabeth’s case brought out the question as to when is a mother too old to have a child?
For many people, the answer is clear – the biological clock decides. There are others, however, who believe in taking advantage of what science has to offer. After all, even in the Bible, there is the case of Sarah who delivered Isaac at the very ripe age of 80+.
Many people are also bringing up the gender question – when is a father too old to be a father? Think of Anthony Quinn, Larry King, and J. Howard Marshall. Is anybody complaining at all?
What do you think? When is it too old to have a child?
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