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Re: 63 years old and pregnantFrom: Kelly Shanahan (mks@sierra.net)Fri Apr 25 23:30:26 1997
At 02:02 AM 4/25/97 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 97-04-24 22:13:50 EDT, you write: > ><< >Sure do! Why is the age limit 55? What this means is that junior is >bringing a 73 year old mom to his/her high school graduation, if in fact > she lives that long. Does anyone else see this as selfish and cruel? > As I heard on NPR today, "Is it right for us to be allowing the creation > of a generation of orphans?" > There needs to be more regulation in this area. > >> > >Tony Randall, who is older than dirt just became a father for the first time >a week or so ago. The media is showing him as studly, not selfish and cruel. >So does the gender of the elderly parent change our perceptions? If so, >that's bias also.......sic 'em Dr. Wooley. :) > >Marguerite Epstein L.M. >Fort Lauderdale, FL > Amen, Marguerite. I was going to make the same comment, but you beat me to it. Is a healthy 63 year old a worse prospect for a mother than a 20 year old heroin addict HIV+ prostitute? Who will probably live longer and provide a better life for that child? Why is it okay for old men like Clint Eastwood and Tony Randall to have babies, but not old women? I'm not saying I'm comfortable with 63 year olds (of EITHER sex) having babies, but who are we to judge?
-- Kelly Shanahan, MD S. Lake Tahoe, CA
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