Today a 66 year old woman gave birth to a baby girl, The girl was born prematurely by Caesarean section after her twin sister died in the womb, the hospital said. The baby weighed just 1.4kg(3lb) and was still in intensive cares.
Adriana Iliescu, who underwent fertility treatment for nine years before becoming pregnant, is thought to be the oldest recorded mother.

I don't know what yu think about that but personally i think those scientist and this woman are totally mad .
They are going against the nature's law, imagine that if the girl survive his mother will be 76 when she is ten 86 when she is 20 !
When yu know that there is millions of children to adopt,she could adopt when she was younger, but it's very selfish .
We are living in a consumption society and some people think they just can make baby like they buy something in supermarket....

Oh my!!! Dat too old man!!

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Man... too much on a 66 yr old body. I think some people just really want a kid they will try and try forever. BU tnot me. Anything afte 35 is retirement.

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I think Dr's should have their licenses revoked for stuff like that. Just imagine all the nutrients that those twins sapped from her body that it no longer produces in abundance anymore. They should have never ever given her fertility drugs, she is not going to do well i just know she's not.

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Genesis 17 (New International Version)
Genesis 21 (New International Version)
God has his reasons for allowing such things to happen, though we may not understand them.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Those were miracles proformed by God. This is man trying to BE God. There is a differance. If God was gonna preform a a miracle for her to be pregnant then she just would have popped up pregnant by natural means, not by some Dr pumping her full of hormones.

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One could take that view with men employing man made means to prolong life too...

I figure, whatever happened there is between that woman, her family and God. No skin off my back...

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

People will do anything to get a bit of publicity. The child will be pusing is mother in a wheelchair to school instead of the mother pushing the pushcair with the child in it. How embar****ing, when he has parents evening, kids will be asking " is that your great grand ma"
Don't think she will live to see the child reach teenager. What a selfish women.

These days and the bible days are different, in the bible they lived to 700 yrs plus these days you luckey if you live to 80. Can't compare the two different ages really.

Here's an article on the matter.

I don't think she's anymore selfish than any other woman who has wanted a child. Girls having babies while in their teens, before they are mature, should draw more heat I think.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Bountyx I've read many of your comments and was agree with most of the things you said, but this time not.
I think you should not compare teens having babies with that old woman, cause for most of the teens who have children they didn't choose to have a child at 13 or 15 year, some didn't know about sex and contraception other were raped by family or "friends" , and the others who wanted to have a baby to play with were just irresponsible ,so i don't think you can make that comparison.
I also don't think you could compare "Sarah" from Bible with that woman who was helped by mad scientist who want to be famous playing with the lifes of babies; one of the twin babies already died and the other baby girl is very light (1.4KG) and still very weak .
You should not think that god allows everything what happen on earth, and also remind yourself that Satan is also working to establish his kingdom even if we know that good will finally beat the evil .
God is only watching what we are doing and from our actions we will be judge.
Personally i'm against all this experiences on foetus and also abortion .
If you can't have baby by the natural way , just adopt one, they are millions waiting and dreaming to have parents to care for them ...

No worries. That just means we can have a spirited discussion.

Ok, let's break it down. What are the issues surrounding this woman having a baby at 66 and those surrounding teenage mothers?

1. Health of the child and the mother:
She was to have twins, 1 died, 1 lived. Because of her age, there were risks to the health of the children.
Teenage mothers also face significant risks of problems with themselves and the babies (See this article )

2. Motivations/ reasons for having the child:
This woman just wanted children. She wanted them badly enough to seek fertility treatment at a late stage in her life. Their are some teenage girls who just want children badly enough to go out and actively seek to get pregnant at such an early stage in their lives. Not all are "innocent" or uninformed about sexual matters.

3. Mechanisms of getting the child:
This woman took fertility treatment and took a lot of effort (over 9 years I think the article said) to get pregnant. Not many teenage girls take fertility treatment, but some are promiscuous and have unprotected sex frequently.

4. The ability of the mother to adequately take care of the child:
This woman appeared to have resources. So the physical needs of the child
are likely to be met. She seemed to want a child enough to provide emotional support. I don't know what her extended family structure is like, but that could also be a resource pool for caring for the child. With teenage mothers, they typically don't have any resources of their own to take care of their offspring (they themselves are dependents). They aren't usually mature enough to handle parenting. Some get support from parents etc. but many don't.

What really is the bone of contention with that woman giving birth? Is she really selfish for wanting what millions of women have wanted?

I made reference to the biblical situation only to make the point that God sometimes allows things to happen which to us, have no logical purpose or sense to it. This does not mean their is no purpose. It just means we don't understand it. Obviously God allowed that baby to be born to that woman. He's powerful enough to have stopped it. I'm just saying that before we jump to condemn and judge, we should consider the possibility that maybe there is a purpose for that child.

Yes the devil is active, but he isn't more powerful than God, and he cannot do anything that God doesn't allow to happen - no matter how terrible it may seem. And yes, in the end, the devil does lose and God and His people are victorious. That's why I take the view that if God allowed it to happen, there must be a reason, and in the long run, He's still in control.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

And if God allows thousands of people to die and suffer, there must be a reason?

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Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured, every step of the way....

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Ghandi

"Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which though easy enough to understand is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world." - Ghandi

There's a reason for everything...

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.