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© Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Once infertile Japanese woman gives birth after surgery
By MALCOLM RITTER NEW YORK©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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ControlFreak
A wonderful breakthrough that will be abused by women well past child-bearing age.
Tessa
Yep, or anyone with money.
Alphaape
Good job! I hope that they can find a way to help men who also have infertility problems.
Skeeter27
Sounds great I hope that the system is improved upon so that more people don't have miscarriages.
Ah_so
Yes, ControlFreak, it is a wonderful story. But interesting that your next thought was so cynical. 'Abused' is also a rather pejorative word to describe those who want a baby.
ControlFreak
@Ah so--There are good reasons women cannot have kids into their 50s. That is why Mother Nature put limits on. How does a 60 year old woman keep up with a 10 year old boy? Is a 13 year old girl prepared to have her mother and father die of old age? Or change their diapers? Or pay the bill for the old folk's home?
What you call cynicism I call reality. People who can no longer procreate due to age buy a dog or a cat, and it fits. Children do not.
warispeace
Just because we can doesn't mean we should. There are already too many people in Japan and the world so why not just adopt rather than go through this expensive procedure? Medical researchers should also direct their efforts towards solving more pressing health needs.
Ah_so
Not saying that the concerns you raise are not valid, but you seem more concerned with the downside than celebrating good news.
Waxman
I agree with ControlFreak very much!! When they are young and have good body condition to give birth to babies is when they are enjoying night life and dont have time to raise (or give birth) to the babies, when they realize that they are old and its too late is when those ladies will come to abuse these breakthroughs......and getting a baby delivered is sure a joy of lifetime but raising and taking care till they can live on their own is another topic. I hope and pray that we dont see more infanticide in Japan because of this new unnatural creation of human being.....
toshiko
She is only 30, not 50.
ambrosia
When I hear an equal number of complaints directed at men who choose to reproduce later in life, especially given that they die, on average, seven years earlier than women, I'll take all of these complaints about how this is "going to be abused" more seriously.
Alphaape
@ ControlFreak: You are correct on some points, but what about the cases where children who have young parents loose the parents early due to some circumsance. Life is not guarenteed. So just because one has children young, that does not mean that they will be around for a long time to see them grow.
If a woman wants to have kids at 40 and is healthy and this procdure works, good for her. I have seen cases where gradnparents have had to take over raising children (people in their late 40's and 50's) so yes they may not be as spry as a younger parent, but as long as they are there for the kids and providing shelter and caring, it should work out.