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Originally Posted by Livia

With donated sperm and a donated egg I don't see that's going to enhance the chances of a disabled child. And young people die too. This woman could live to be 100, no one knows how much time they've got. And it seems these kids will have a large, loving, extended family whatever happens. Having an unplanned, unwanted child and raising it on benefits in substandard housing is more selfish in my eyes.

She may live to be 100 but it's unlikely, yes young people die too but generally speaking not as often as old people a large loving extended family, do you mean her other children? So they should be expected to take over looking after 4 children they didn't plan in the likely event of their mother either dying or becoming too old to cope with 4 young energetic children. Yes having an unplanned and unwanted child isn't ideal either but the word "unplanned" is key here. Also, just because that may be worse it doesn't make this woman unselfish imo