Dr Paulson said opposition to older mothers rests not on evidence that they make poor parents, but on prejudice. “Society still has these feelings about motherhood. The way we view the mother is much more circumscribed than for the father: she should be young and attractive. That is underneath all this talk about the ethics and legality of treating older women. Deep down, society has a fixed idea of what motherhood should be, and this causes deep discomfort.â€
From a Times piece about a study that found mothers in their 50s have no more troubles coping than those in their 30s and 40s.
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