Should women in their 60s have babies?
At 66, Elizabeth Munro is the oldest mom-to-be in Great Britian. She says that her age doesn’t matter. “It’s not my physical age that is important — it’s how I feel inside. Some days, I feel 39,” she told the Sunday Mirror newspaper.
Munro traveled to the Ukraine to get IVF treatment (Britian, the United States and other Western countries have age restrictions on fertility treatments). She is expected to give birth by elective C-section next month. Munroe, who runs her own manufacturing business, is divorced and has no partner. “It doesn’t matter that I’m on my own, either,” she said. “I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself. I’ve done it for years. It will be just me and my baby. I know some people won’t understand, but I don’t care.”
If someone has enough money, it seems she can give birth at any age. In February, a 60-year-old Canadian woman gave birth to twins. Last year, two 70-year-olds in India had babies.
