At what age should peple stop having babies?

Empty Baby Wishes - Delaying having children leaves many couples with empty, unfulfilled wishes.  With the right amount of money, they can defy the wishes of nature, and fill the home's empty nurseries with children, well into their retirement years.  Should this be happening?
United States
December 24, 2006 3:19am CST
Now that science can impregnate a woman over 60 years old, a new dilemma faces the world. With the risks to the pregnant woman's health, and the possibilities that the baby could be born with problems that will leave him dependent on government assistance for all of his adult life, where do we draw the line? How old is too old?
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@cuddiluk (1523)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
If a woman is still in her pre-menopausal, she can still bear a baby. It's up to a girl if she really wanted to have a baby. But it's a case to case basis. Like, if she is financially stable and she is healthy at her age of 50 then and eager to have a baby, then why not.
@shoelover (896)
• Australia
24 Dec 06
A lot of women decide they want to pay of their house ect before they have a child so they don't start having their children till their late 30's or early 40's. With the women who are impregnated at age 60 and over can you imagine her taking the poor kid to school. "Oh is that your grandma, no that's my mother". She wouldn't be able to run around after them ect either. I had all my children at a young age. That way I can still enjoy my life and look forward to being able to run around after the grandchildren.
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@JC1969 (1224)
• United States
29 Dec 06
Medically speaking, I think a woman who is pre-menopausal can decide when, and whether or not they should and can bring a baby into the world. However, I do think that a woman over 45 should really think twice about having a baby, and all the possible scenarios that will and can play out. They must be prepared to ensure that that child will have a fulfilling and rewarding life and they must weigh in the factors of their own health, and the possibility that the baby will have medical conditions that stem from the age the mother was at the time of conception. It's definitely not something to enter into lightly.