Changing Views on Age
The public scrutiny of the "octamom" has put pressure for new regulations to restrict fertility clinics. One regulation under review is for the age of potential ART (assisted reproductive technology) patients. However, not all believe that giving fertility treatments to older women should be viewed as a negative. Women are remaining healthier longer due to changes in lifestyle, technology, and awareness.
"The 40- and 45-year-old of today is not the 40-year-old of the past. They're eating healthy, they are barely halfway through their life. It would be hard to say you shouldn't have a baby" says one physician to Mom Logic.
Although women are still healthier in their 40s than ever before, pregnancy still takes a toll on the body. Technology may allow for pregnancy later in life, but the human body is still limited on a natural level. These issues are all being addressed when creating new regulations for infertility treatments.
Posted by Tala on 7/28/2009 5:45:50 PM
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