This bit of news hit me pretty hard on the head: a 66 year old divorcee, who is a resident of Lidgate, Central England, is 8 months pregnant with her first child, made possible through IVF procedures in a fertility clinic in Ukraine. Elizabeth Adeney was able to obtain donor eggs and sperm, allowing her to bear a child biologically. After a successful medical procedure in a Ukrainian clinic, she is now on her last trimester and is expecting to give birth in June, via C-section.
On The One Hand...
Of course, like the Nadya Suleman hubbub early of this year, many have found the Adeney issue quite controversial, with some groups calling the 66-year old single mother selfish and her decisions to be totally out of character. When the child turns ten, Adeney will be 77, and when the child reaches adolescence, she will be well unto her 80th year. Some medical experts in Britain fear the psychological repercussions such a decision may have on the child, especially if the child loses his/her mother at an early age. Professor Severino Antironi, a respected medical expert in Britain, even calls the act as medically criminal.
And On the Other
Elizabeth Adeney currently manages a plastics and textiles business, and is still working 5 days per week, despite her condition and her age. Ms. Adeney prefers to keep the entire thing private, stating that she is a very private person, and that her decision to bear a child at this point in her life is a personal one. According to http://news.com, she filed for divorce in 1990 and has no connections in the UK. Adeney asserts that she is healthy and that her body is fit for pregnancy and child birth.
Doctors however have grim warnings, saying that there are huge health risks stemming from late pregnancies. The health complications often range from blood clot formations to eclampsia.
Indeed, with the medical advancements made possible by technology and research nowadays, when is old too old for pregnancy and child bearing?
Discuss.
On The One Hand...
Of course, like the Nadya Suleman hubbub early of this year, many have found the Adeney issue quite controversial, with some groups calling the 66-year old single mother selfish and her decisions to be totally out of character. When the child turns ten, Adeney will be 77, and when the child reaches adolescence, she will be well unto her 80th year. Some medical experts in Britain fear the psychological repercussions such a decision may have on the child, especially if the child loses his/her mother at an early age. Professor Severino Antironi, a respected medical expert in Britain, even calls the act as medically criminal.
And On the Other
Elizabeth Adeney currently manages a plastics and textiles business, and is still working 5 days per week, despite her condition and her age. Ms. Adeney prefers to keep the entire thing private, stating that she is a very private person, and that her decision to bear a child at this point in her life is a personal one. According to http://news.com, she filed for divorce in 1990 and has no connections in the UK. Adeney asserts that she is healthy and that her body is fit for pregnancy and child birth.
Doctors however have grim warnings, saying that there are huge health risks stemming from late pregnancies. The health complications often range from blood clot formations to eclampsia.
Indeed, with the medical advancements made possible by technology and research nowadays, when is old too old for pregnancy and child bearing?
Discuss.
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