In December 2006 Maria del Carmen
Bousada de Lara, age 66, gave birth to twins conceived by in-vitro fertilization. She was the oldest woman to receive IVF. A few months after twins Christian and Pau were born, their mother was diagnosed with cancer and has now died. With no partner or husband the children are left alone. When she made the decision to have IVF she felt good and probably assumed she would live a long, healthy life like her 101 year old mother did. Ms. Bousada de Lara, in my opinion, was selfish. God had a reason for keeping older women from having children.
The Telegraph has the entire story here.
"Ms. Bousada de Lara, in my opinion, was selfish."
In mine too Debbie, the very reason that people like us would have opposed her selfish decision has happened. Now her children will have to grow up without their mother, because in today's world the children's best interests seldom come first.
Posted by: MK | July 17, 2009 at 08:06 AM
I agree. We had one that's still costing us, now an 11 year old grandson who has been costing us since birth and will continue to cost us probably until he's through college. There's no end to it.
Posted by: Debbie | July 16, 2009 at 08:28 PM
WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?!? and with what?
our two tell us we need to adopt as they're about to go out into the world in the next two years - forget that noise - we didn't get this far to spend another 20 years in debt!
Posted by: nancz | July 16, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Kris: There should be some kind of understanding among physicians who do IVF, health of the potential mother, AGE, family, ability to take care... But I suppose that would be too much oversight, taking away from the personal freedom of the potential mother. Not sure what the answer is. This woman was Spanish I believe. I'm sure standards differ from country to country.
I feel for the two babies.
Posted by: Debbie | July 16, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Right on. Even if she had lived a long life, it would have been unfair for the children to have not been brought up by a mother who could care for them like a young more "fit" mother could.
Posted by: Kris | July 16, 2009 at 01:56 PM