Watching TV earlier today.
They were discussing a newspaper article about women over 50 having children, and read out a few comments sent in by viewers.
One viewer had said that women over a certain age were selfish to have babies.
I think that this is a very poor argument to use when discussing the rights and wrongs of someone having a baby under less than ideal circumstances.
If someone chooses to get pregnant, regardless of how ideal their circumstances, then they're presumably doing so because they themselves want a baby. Not because they think that society will benefit from the birth of their baby. So surely someone choosing to concieve a baby is always doing so for selfish reasons?
AIBU?
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ShadowFall · 31/03/2014 14:35
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