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Comment by chiefalchemist

7 years ago

Taken a step further..why not adopt?

While impressive it feels too much like a First World Problem. Aren't there any real problems this team could have solved?

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jroseattle  7 years ago

> While impressive it feels too much like a First World Problem. Aren't there any real problems this team could have solved?

Talk to any couple who has had difficulty conceiving, and the humanity of this "first world problem" gets brought into perspective.

  • mberning  7 years ago

    Exactly. How can you not understand a person’s desire to have a child of their own flesh and blood? That instinct and desire is such a deep part of our biology. The people asking must be very young or have some strang sociopathy.

    • chiefalchemist  7 years ago

      I'm not doubting the desire. But in the face of 7 BILLION and counting...climate change...other questions about resources...AND there are other proxy-esque options...It to me feels selfish and shallow.

      You "bear" a child because you have love to give and to share. It's not about you, but about giving selflessly. I'm not judging what this is, or why. But this is not that. This is about the parents. The irony is disturbing.

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    • chiefalchemist  7 years ago

      So cure (?) a problem for a handful of rich Westerners is The Most Important medical problem in the world right now? Seems to me you're overlooking other, far more significant (in terms of total numbers) suffering.

      The people thinking what you're thinking must be very young or have some strange sociopathy.

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chime  7 years ago

In the US the difficulty (factoring in stress, disappointment, and costs) of various options for infertile partners in ascending order:

  * IUI
  * IVF
  * IVF with egg donor
  * IVF with donated embryo
  * Surrogacy
  * Adoption (direct, not foster)

Unfortunately "Why not adopt" is rarely the simplest option for most people.