There comes a point in one's life where one has to decide: Will I have children? Most people decide this in their 20s, 30s, and even early 40s. But some people, like Patricia Rashbrook, age 63, decided to become pregnant by in vitro fertilization (IVF). She is currently seven months pregnant at age 63, and she and her husband, aged 61, are very excited.
These people that are becoming parents at such a late age are really inconsiderate of their children. They are already approaching the age they should retire, and they are having kids; they are at the age when they should be grandparents. They will never be grandparents because their kids will be too young.
While having kids is ultimately the right of those that are able, the line has become blurred because of IVF, when it is allowing those that are in their 60s to have children. It defies what nature has intended for the age of parents to be. This is a miracle of science, but it is sacrificing the rights of the children to have parents long through their years, but with parents in their 60s, those kids don’t have that chance. Their children’s children won’t know their grandparents because they were so old when they had their parents.
While parenting is a personal and individual decision, the potential parents need to ask themselves, “is this fair to our potential kids?”
I agree...I mean if they are having kids in there 60's these parents are lucky if they see their child graduate from high school. Then if this child loses their parents at an early age where are they suppoused to go? Who will take care of them? That would be horrible to have them in a foster care system because the parents died because their parents were too old and died before they were able to take care of themselves. that just makes me sick to hear that a 60 year old wants a baby at this age. thats so selfish.
A decision like this definately has moral implications, but a sweeping moral judgement can't be made.
Granted the ideal situation, forcing in the age factor, would be rare, there case might be it. You certainly didn't say anything to exclude it.
If you have the money to raise children in retirement, and the health to expect to be around for another 20 years, then why not.
However that case is rare, so I would not encourage anyone to plan on that now if they are any younger than 55.
As far as the morality of IVF itself. Its a touchy subject, without a like from the word. So I really just don't know.
As for the wisdom of IVF, its definately not wise. With so many adoptable kids out there we don't need to be producing kids any faster than we already are.
It would be hard to have a child at the age of 63. How will the parents chase the child around and they will not be around to watch there child grow and develope in to a women and miss the wedding day.