I go back to this is “pro-choice”. I don’t see a problem with adoption, I don’t see a difference between my adopted sibling and myself. There a lot of steps to go thru to adopt, and it costs about the same as IVF. With adoption you are at least guaranteed a kid at some point.

I’m going to get shi* on for this but, I even think there should be a fertility tax on these treatments that goes directly towards organizations that take care of orphaned children. If you want to go above nature to get pregnant fine, but some restitution needs to be paid to the children you’re choosing to leave behind. I’ll further the shi-storm and say that the pressure to be pregnant is a very anti-feminist one. Back in the day women were expected to provide children for their hubby, definitely at least one son. It’s an outdated mentality but I think the repercussions of marriages being based on this continues. I challenge any infertile woman to visit an orphanage either here or abroad and not feel an overwhelming need to love and help these children.

You aren’t doing anyone any good and will most likely be doing a ton of harm.

I’m with the majority here. More sensitive? Huh? I’m getting a bit tired of tiptoeing around everyone’s sensibilities. There’s a new rule to being PC every damn day. I’m done with that.

Unfortunately, many extended families still won’t completely accept children who are not biologically related to them – especially if they are not of the same race. My stepbrother and his wife adopted a wonderful baby girl from China ten years ago – yet my stepmother never recognized her as her granddaughter and would not appear with her ia such in public.

It was my stepmother’s loss, believe me.