If there are religious conservatives saying it (and there probably are), I'm pretty sure there are people saying it from other points of view, regardless of religion. I think this was recently discussed in the New England Journal of Medicine. I know it is not a new idea. I do think it is part of the equation a people need to take into consideration.
Any chance it was Resolve who put out the ad, tommy? A quick google on "infertility increases with age" doesn't seem to bring up any obviously religious groups on the first page. [link]
Oooops. Delayed Xpost.
Jesse beat me.
But not in a mean-kids dodgeball way, right?
The SEIU had a big to-do 2 years ago in Boston -- office cleaners were threatening a strike, and the mayor had to step in to make the office management companies go to the bargaining table. They protested right outside my office, and we cheered them on.
Protect Your Fertility website, which is produced by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Aha. So it's actually just scare advertising.
Any chance it was Resolve who put out the ad, tommy?
I remembered/figured it out:
tommyrot "Natter 34: Freak With No Name" Apr 28, 2005 8:49:34 am PDT
Yeah, I saw and noted the xpost after the fact. I got distracted from posting in a timely manner, by one of the products of my fertility.
Yeah, I saw and noted the xpost after the fact. I got distracted from posting in a timely manner, by one of the products of my fertility.
BWAH!
They called my pregnancies geriatric pregnancies because I was over 35. (38 & 40) No doubt I was more responsible about my medical care and physical behavior than I would have been in my 20's. The doctors made a big deal about it though.
I turn 35 this year. Eeek.
I turn 35 this year. Eeek.
They make a much bigger deal if it is the first time. For subsequent pregnancies they just show the scary abnormalcy figures. I refused to have any invasive tests because 1) I'm scared of big needles and 2) It wouldn't have changed my mind. Down Syndrome not the end of the world.
I'm with DX, Dodgeball was fun for me, even though I am unathletic and have the hand-eye coordination of a blind eel. It was team sports like baseball that provided all the trauma for me because I was totally inept, and always seemed to let the team down. Dodgeball required enthusiasm and an arm. And maybe the kids at my school weren't vicious enough, because I don't remember it being a popularity thing at all.
Of course the favourite playtime for the winter months where I went to school was King of the Mountain where you fought your way to the top of the massive snowbank in the parking lot and then pushed down anyone who tried to take your place. That was vicious. Fortunately snowsuits gave people a lot of padding.
Ah yes, King of the Mountain in snow suits was hella fun. I either had a gentle mellow group of friends or I have a heavily filtered memory. Could be both.
But not in a mean-kids dodgeball way, right?
with a big red ball that has those funny hatch marks all over it and goes "ploomp"! when it hits the ground.
