Oldest Mother of Triplets Gives Birth After Successful IVF
A woman in France who is nearly sixty years old has
just given birth to three healthy triplets after successful use of in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. This makes her the oldest known woman to birth triplets. And it makes her the subject of a lot of debate right now.
There is a law in France which prohibits doctors from using IVF on women who are too old to naturally reproduce. As a result, this woman engaged in the popular act of medical tourism to go to Vietnam to get her fertility treatments. She returned to France to have the babies.
Some say that the fact that she successfully gave birth to healthy triplets points to the validity of IVF treatments for older women who are no longer able to reproduce naturally. Others say that she took a big risk that she shouldn't have taken despite the results.
The controversy that she has stirred up is a two-fold controversy. First, there is the issue of whether or not fertility treatments should be used for older women. And second, there is the issue of medical tourism. There are strong arguments on both sides of each of these issues.
Although this controversy is surrounding the case, it is likely that the woman is remaining out of the middle of it and she begins to tend to the new babies that she's got to care for!
Question of the Day: What is your stance on the two issues of infertility that arise as a result of this case?photo link
Posted by Kathryn on 9/9/2008 11:05:15 AM
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