Anyone else think a 70 year old woman giving birth after IVF id wrong?

It is awful and not natural at all. Those children will not have a normal life because will feel like they have to look after the parents during the free time that they should be spending in the park with other children. Very selfish.

I have never tried for a baby so I have no idea if I am furtile or not, I hope that when the time is right I am able to conceive. I can't imagine the pain of wanting a child and not being able to have one so I can see that better late than never may seem like a good thing to women desperate to have babies. Logistically, however, I agree with you, child bearing and bringing up babies is a massive strain on the any mother but one in her 70's, I don't see how she could cope. I also agree with the fact that there is a high chance of the parents dying before the child reaches adulthood, of course any one of us could die any day but there is no denying it, a woman in her 70's is more probable to die that a woman in her 20's, 30's, 40's or even 50's. It is just a fact of life.

Medical advances are being made everyday but they are not always best for individuals or society.

I can understand how horrible it must be to not be able to conceive. But it does seem rather selfish, to put one's own wants and desires before the well being and needs of the child one is bringing into this world. The chances of these parents dying before the child is an adult are much greater than they would be if they were younger. And even if they do live that long, they will most likely be retired and dependant on their child for support. It seems rather unfair to a child who's just turned 18 to have to look after parents in their 80s.

This couple must have been absolutely desperate to have a child, as the guy also married his wife's sister in the hopes that she would have a baby (and didn't). I really hope they've made provision for their child in case they should die, but even if they have, how is money going to be a compensation for loosing your parents so young?

I think it is unusual. But if she can afford it, has plans for the child's future financially etc, then why not. I would never do it myself though. I think being pregnant is hard enough at 35, I would not want to be 70 and pregnant. When I was working at a day care center years ago, we had a 3 year old child that was being cared for by her great-grandmother. The woman had to be at least 70 if not much older. Sadly this woman was the only option for care that the child had. Her mother had allowed the little girl to be sexually abused and the grandparents were all drunks. This woman was a good parental figure for the child even though she was in her 70's.

There is a reason that women go through the menopause - it is our body saying that we are no longer able to carry a child through pregnancy safely.

I have no problem with IVF for those who are of child bearing age but I definitely think there should be regulations specifying a definite upper age limit.

I think that we have to look at this from both sides - like you said - I would doubt that an 83 year old could cope - but i would also say that the child would definitely be subjected to more bullying, and also would be left without parents at a relatively early age (how traumatic would this be? - very)

I think the menopause is there for a reason, nature designed women to stop producing offspring at the menopause due to the fact that cell division in older people does not operate as well (I know eggs are donated) and the body also struggles to carry a pregnancy to term, and finds birth much harder. Lets be honest in biological terms ( not society's terms) the average women has nearly 40 years to conceive a child before the menopause happens what's stopping them.

It is wrong and selfish. That is why the body goes through changes when it is time to stop having children. Plus what is going to happen to the child when the parent kicks the bucket.

There should be a law stopping this kind of thing from occuring.

I think it's extremely selfish of her. If she lives until the child starts school, other pupils will ask whether it's the child's great-grandmother at the gate. If he says that it's his mother, he will be mocked or bullied. When the child becomes a teenager and needs his mother she may be dead or infirm. She will become a burden to her child while he is still young.

What happens to the child when the parents pop their clogs which will happen when the child is younger than the chances of them growing.

Terrible!

Women are not supposed to chirdbare after a certain age for a reason