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Elizabeth Adeney, a 66-year-old British woman, gave birth to a healthy 5 pound, 3 ounce baby boy this week, making her the oldest woman in Britain to give birth. Three years ago, a 62-year-old woman also had a baby boy.
Fertility clinics in England refuse to treat women over fifty so Adeney traveled to the Ukraine for IVF treatments.
There have been a wide range of reactions to the news reports of someone of her age having a baby. Some folks say. "This baby is loved and wanted and that's the most important issue here." Others call Adeney "selfish" and "stupid."
What do you think? Should there be an age limit on fertility treatments? Why or why not?
Comments (24)
i'm british and have been following this story. There should definatley be an age limit on fertility treatments. Over here we have the national health service (NHS) which offers 'free' healthcare services to everyone. And IVF can be claimed on the NHS. But there are many restrictions such as weight, age and health. These restrictions are there to ensure the maximum chance that the eggs will implant and the pregnancy develop.
Fertility just doesn't work for everybody and therefore they need these 'restrictions' to ensure resources arent drained when there's only a small chance of a baby. I wish this woman all the best and i hope she lives a long and healthy life for her baby's sakes. My gran is 69 and has three great-grandchildren now. I couldn't picture her becoming a mother at such an age....even though she's still fairly fit and healthy.
I don't think it's really any of our business. There should never be a population police. I can't imagine how I would feel if someone said they didn't think I should become a mother because of reasons that had nothing to do with my parenting skills or financial means. Being a mother myself is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. What kind of a person would I be if I didn't want another woman to have the same experience? That would be selfish in itself.
It is her own business.
I have found that here in the good old USA, that many fertility docs will not treat women over the age of 40.
At least, this is true in the south,
66 is a bit ridiculous if you ask me. Fertility clinics should be held accountable for their actions - look at octomom, now that is equally pathetic.
I think her actions were very, very poorly considered and disrespectful of the child. When this child is graduating high school, his mother will be 84... IF she's still alive, and IF she's capable as an elderly person.
If she wanted children so badly at that age, she could have adopted an older child, or put her effort into helping children. There IS an age where you're too old and being incredibly selfish and not taking the child's needs or feelings into consideration at all.
I just hope she has other people in her life that will help her care for the child when she can't. I feel bad for the child because he will grow up knowing his mom will not be here very much longer. That's not somthing you should face when you are young, that is something people usually deal with when they are grown adults and their parents are reaching the age where they can't take care of themselves much longer. But who knows, maybe she is very healthy and will live a long life. I just hope it doesn't affect the child too much.
I completely agree with RanaAurora!
I dont understand why someone would want a child so late in life 66! WoW! I dont understand and it really isnt my buise=ness but wow to weird!
I feel badly for the child, simply because I know that my mom needs to be in my life for a long long time. Im not ready to give up my mother, even now that I am one myself. How sad for this child to know that their mom is close to or surpassing an age where most people are passing away!
I don't think it's fair to the child. Odds are, they're going to lose their mother at a very young age and miss out on a lot : (