How far would you go to have a baby?

October 8, 2008 4:54pm CST
In UK today there is a court case of a woman who has had her dead husband's sperm removed and she wants to have a baby. Normally the court requires the consent of the father before this procedure can be carried out No doubt she will succeed in changing the law, but how far would you go to have a baby? Like Madonna would you go to another country where the rules are less strict and 'buy' one? Or would you have a one night stand and not tell the father you were not on the pill? Or would you try and adopt or foster? Do you think the father should be aware of what is happening?
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@lizard211 (240)
• United States
9 Oct 08
Well, how far? Not far at all - if it doesn't happen then it doesn't happen. I would never cheat on my husband. We are open to adoption and might do it. To your last question, I definitely agree that the father of any child should be aware (unless it is rape). In my opinion, if someone wants a child and is using another person to have one, they should tell or else I don't think they have any business being a mom.
9 Oct 08
Totally agree. I think your last comment is absolutely right - I don't think she is the right kind of parent.
@Random28 (158)
3 Dec 08
Thats weird, Why didn't she Have a child with him while he was still alive?
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
9 Oct 08
I remember the reading about a lady that was in a relationship with a man then she got cancer. She had embryos taken and hoped that when she was better she and her man would have a baby. After her treatment she was not able to get pregnant in the normal way. Sadly she and the man split up. She knew that she really wanted to have a baby and the only way was with the stored embryos but the man said no. So the lady took him to court but the answer was still no. Unfortunately two of my cousins are not able to get pregnant in the normal way. They have got dogs instead of children. I think that if I was in that sort of situation I would adopt. I would arrange to get approved as an adoptive parent in my home country and then I would go abroad to adopt a baby or child. Hopefully I would get a little orphan girl from China. A few years later hopefully I would adopt another little orphan girl from China. I would keep their culture alive and I know a Chinese lady and she has a little boy. Madonna is from the USA and so it might have been easier for her to adopt a little boy from Africa than it would for me from my home country. It is sad that in my home country the adoption procedure is challenging. My friend knows a lady that began a relationship just to get pregnant. She dumbed her boyfriend and had the baby. She brings him up as a single mother and he doesn't know that he is a father. I respect that she doesn't want the father to be aware of what happened. I would never do something like that. If a lady had a one night stand she might fail to get pregnant that time so she probably would have to try again perhaps many times. I think that would be a disgusting way to behave. She should be in a loving relationship. I think that she might like to foster children and then decide if she wants to try to adopt a child. I would be happy to try that. I think legally in my home country that a lady can get pregnant and then abort the baby against the father's wishes. If a baby is born the father has to support the baby even if he wanted his girlfriend to have an abortion. The law is strange sometimes.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
well, i want to have a baby from somebody i love.. from my boyfriend and i want my children to know his father.. have a hppy family with my child and his or her dad.. i dont want to do one night stand to have a baby.. babies should be a product of love... it would be very sad if a mom would go for a one night stand or cheat the guy just to have a child.. and if the child will grow up without knowing his father, that would be another sad story too..
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
gee.. thanks i was just being honest and i was very emotional when answering the discussion..hehehe i have a lot of friends who come from a troubled famly and i know what they are going through and the pain that comes with it.. well, i am always pro family.. and i always see it as a foundation of a good citizen..hehe it always starts at home..
9 Oct 08
absolutely agree - well said. I wish everyone thought like you!
@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
8 Oct 08
I think it's good for her that she is going to try to get that done, it sounds smart, weird, but really smart. I would probably adopt, I'm sure that it would have a lot of benefits for the child.
8 Oct 08
How can it benefit the child to be brought up without a father? Surely it would be better for her to find a new partner first and then have a baby in a stable loving relationship? There are too many children growing up aithout a father already and too many of their children end up in trouble - around 90% of prisoners have little or no relationship with their father. Children need both parents. What if she had wanted to take his liver, kidney or other organs without his prior consent? Would you agree to that as well?
@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
8 Oct 08
Many people live just fine without a father. Plus, I don't think he's going to be needing that liver anyway.
• United States
9 Oct 08
Yes people can grow up and be "fine" without a father but why would you (on purpose) have a kid without a father? That isn't fair for the child and not to mention might be against her husbands wishes. I doubt he was dying to have a kid, knowing he will never be in their life.
@carmela0210 (1591)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
i think ill ask the guy i truly love to bare me with a child/kid and promise him i wont push myself into him in a relationship afterwards, anyways what matters to me only was the baby...i really wanted to have a baby at this early but due to financial constraint i dont want to, i dont want to sacrifice the future of a baby just by wanting me to have one, maybe when i have a better job then i bet ill have one immediately.
9 Oct 08
Would you be able to keep the job after having the baby? Obviously you both need to be ready and to agree it is the right time to have a baby. Many people have children too early and regret all the things they missed out on so it is better to wait until those targets have been achieved first. It is good to read that you are seriously considering the situation rather than rushing straight in. You will be better parents having thought about it and waited.
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• Philippines
9 Oct 08
thank you so so much, im not really rushing things especially in serious matters, i dont want a child to suffer just because i want to have one this early, and one more thing it would be a big load in my part also having a baby even if im not yet ready, and still i dont have the guy that would love to give his sperm to me,lol...kidding aside i want to have a baby made out of love, cause it would just made the baby feel loved. So what im trying to do right now is find my future sperm donor,heheheh
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
9 Oct 08
woww... this is new to me... i never heard about this before... i can't believe that people will go to such an extent to have a baby... for me, the most i will do is IVF if all else fails... and i keep on trying with my hubby now as we both really want to have a baby by now... take care and have a nice day...
9 Oct 08
Well there are two basic types of IVF - so called assisted fertilisation - where the mother's egg and father's sperm are mixed in a lab and then reimplanted. And donor fertilisation - where someone else's egg and/or someone else's sperm are fertilised and then implanted in the owman. The first type I have no problem with, but the second type raises important wuaestions about who exactly is the mummy and daddy? I do not think we should go that far in making babies. That is where I would draw the line - at least at the state's expense. if people want to create babies and ahve the money to do so they will always find a way - but tax-payer's should not help these artifical families.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
In my case... i had to quit working abroad just to have a baby... but that is nothing compared to what the woman did... such a thing is not an option here in my country... but if i have the ways and means... i would love to adopt some kids... give them my love... and a home to nurture them...
@despompa (472)
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
if this happened to me id go for adoption than the one night stand. because, i remained faithful to my husband despite our incapable of having our own child. adoption is the perfect solution i guess because aside from it gives us joy to be a parent to abandoned kid, it will give the child the chance to have a normal life with the adoptive parents and it help make a difference to the growth of the child. it's a big bonus to both parties.
9 Oct 08
I agree. There is a big difference adopting a baby that is already here and for whatever reason its parents cannot/not allowed to be the parents and deliberately creating one as a single parent in these circumstances. Thanks for your comment
@trv231 (152)
• India
9 Oct 08
The laws relating to IVF to be reviewed
• Philippines
9 Oct 08
I'm currently on a "I wanna have a baby" mode. But I am too young. I know it's not yet time for me to have a baby. I guess if the right time comes, I will have to do it with my boyfriend and have myself get pregnant. I would want the father of my would be baby to be someone I love. I would not want to have an adopted child to be my first child.
9 Oct 08
Very wise to wait until you are with someone you love and expect to be with for a long time. Children need both parents around - best of luck.
@xcammiex (272)
• United States
11 Oct 08
How far would I go? Not far at all. I wouldn't do any of the above. Having one night stands is disgusting and I would never adopt. I don't want to be involved in separating a mother and child just because I want one. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Father's should always be aware, with a few exceptions. If the father raped the mother, he shouldn't be aware, he should be in jail.
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
8 Oct 08
I'd probably go for the one night stand. Ok, not talking about STDs now, but if I'd really wanted one and didnt have a boyfriend or a husband, that what I would do. Choose my victom and go through with it. I know its not fair to the father or the baby, but I'd probably be quite selfish in this matter and deal with the rest later.