Women Risk Passing Infertility to Their Children if They Delay Motherhood

130 South Dakota Doctors Endorse Abortion Ban

Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Reveals New Strategy

Aussie Pregnancy Counseling Program on Abortion Set to Start This Month

CA Newspaper Proves Necessity of Parental Notification of Abortion

Pregnant Women Murdered by Partners After Refusing Abortion

Ted Turner’s UN Foundation has Given $1 Billion to UN

MN "Positive Alternatives Program" Helping Women Avoid Abortion

Turkish Woman Gives Birth at 64

WOMEN RISK PASSING INFERTILITY TO CHILDREN IF THEY DELAY MOTHERHOOD. Pregnant pause: women who delay motherhood after 30 risk bequeathing infertility to their daughters. A new study suggests older mothers may bequeath a devastating legacy by passing on biological flaws that will make it more difficult for their own daughters to get pregnant.

Dramatic findings from a US study of almost 80 women undergoing fertility treatment shows those who failed to conceive had older mothers than those who succeeded. These mothers had a shorter 'window of fertility' between giving birth to their daughters and hitting the menopause.

For the first time, researchers have calculated the 'age' of eggs at the time of conception and linked it with the fertility potential of the daughters that were born subsequently. The findings indicate that older eggs may carry inbuilt defects that only become apparent when female children attempt to get pregnant.

Dr Peter Nagy, a leading fertility specialist at Reproductive Biology Associates, a fertility clinic in Atlanta, said postponing childbirth had implications for women that could cascade down the generations.

"For every year that a woman delays childbirth, it becomes more difficult for her daughters. Women will be asking whether their decision not only affects their own chances of getting pregnant but the chances for their daughters.
"Today we see a lot of women delaying motherhood and there could be consequences in 20 or 30 years' time, we could see more fertility problems in the future."

He said it was well known that older women had trouble getting pregnant because they had "aged eggs" but it had never been shown before that this might lead to subtle defects in the fertility potential of girls born as a result, making it harder for them to conceive.

Dr Nagy acknowledged the study dealt only with women already strugging with fertility problems. But he said: "We need data on the general population to confirm this, but we think we're going to get it." Dr Nagy presented his data at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in New Orleans.

The latest study comes amid growing concern among doctors in Britain over the 'epidemic of pregnancy' in women in their 30s, when the risks of childbirth to mother and baby increase and rising infertility rates.

Around half of births today are to mothers aged 30-plus. Twenty years ago the proportion was just 27 per cent. The average age of all new mothers, married and single, is 29.4, the highest level since the Second World War.

Last year some of the country's leading obstetricians and fertility specialists warned that women who put off having children until their 30s were 'defying nature' and risk never becoming mothers. Writing in the British Medical Journal, consultant obstetrician Dr Susan Bewley warned that fertility problems increase with age.

"Women want to 'have it all', but biology is unchanged" she said. "If women want room to manoevre, they are unwise to wait until their 30s."
Lord Robert Winston has also warned that women are sacrificing maternal happiness for career success. He said it was a "social problem" that could be remedied by measures encouraging young women to take time out from their careers.

In the new study, Dr Nagy and colleagues set out to discover whether increasing maternal age might affect the ability of daughters born to have children of their own.

Almost 80 women seeking fertility treatment, who were all under 35 years, were asked three questions.
They had to give the age of their mothers and fathers when they were born, and the age at which their mother went through the menopause. The patients' husbands were asked similar questions. The information was analysed according to whether the patients - who all had standardised treatment - had managed to become pregnant.

The average maternal age of mothers of women in the group which succeeded in getting pregnant was 25 years, compared with 28 years in women who did not get pregnant. The average age of fathers of women who got pregnant was 28 years, compared with nearly 32 years in the group which was not pregnant.
The average time span between the age at which the mothers gave birth to their daughters and their menopause was almost 25 years for women who got pregnant using fertility treatment.

But it fell to less than 20 years among women who did not get pregnant - showing their mothers had a much shorter 'window' of fertility before their menopause. As a result the eggs that led eventually to their daughters being born would have been five years older on average.

Although the age of the mothers when they got pregnant does not appear particularly advanced, the statistical analysis of the figures produces a significant difference between the two groups of women having fertility treatment. Dr. Nagy said the key to a woman's reproductive ability was the age of her eggs - she is born with a finite supply and they become increasingly less able to be fertilized as she gets older. He said "A 25-year-old woman has a 90 per cent chance of a healthy pregnancy and baby whereas a 40-year-old woman's chances in the same circumstances fall to 10 per cent, simply because her ovaries and eggs are ageing."

He said the possible reason for fertility problems being handed down to daughters was subtle defects in 'aged' eggs that affects embryonic cell development but remains latent until they get pregnant themselves. Then the development of their own eggs works less effectively, making them more likely to be infertile, he said. [24Oct06, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=412407&in_page_id=1770, J. Hope]

130 South Dakota Doctors Endorse Abortion Ban. On Monday, South Dakota Physicians for Life explained their support for Referred Law 6 at Sioux Falls VoteYesForLife.com headquarters. Ad campaigns in support of the pro-life law feature dozens of doctors in their white lab coats sporting stethoscopes expressing their support for the law against abortion.  Powerfully, they say in unison during the ad "abortion stops a beating heart". (To see the video ad click: http://voteyesforlife.com/content/video_docs.asp )

One hundred thirty South Dakota doctors endorsed the abortion-limiting legislation. Mark Gordon, M.D., Sioux Falls, stated: "Referred Law 6 allows a doctor to provide chemotherapy and radiation to a pregnant woman without fear of criminal charges. Women with other serious medical conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, can also choose medical treatments that could cause unintentional miscarriage of their pregnancies."

Steve Billion, M.D., Sioux Falls, agreed, saying, "I am confident that this law will provide for the life and health of mothers." Yvonne Seger, M.D., Sioux Falls, explained the legislation, saying: "Referred Law 6 enables South Dakota physicians to provide full treatment to pregnant women. The legislation allows any legitimate care that a doctor would suggest today. Referred Law 6 regulates intent, not procedure." David Ellerbusch, M.D., Sioux Falls, listed several negative risks of abortion, such as cervical or uterine injury and disability of newborns in future pregnancies. South Dakota Physicians for Life is a diverse group of physicians dedicated to protecting human life. It strives to present medical truth to South Dakota communities. VoteYesForLife.com campaigns on behalf of Referred Law 6. The campaign organized in 2006 to support HB 1215, the Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act. [Sioux Falls, 18Oct06 LifeSiteNews.com]

Ted Turner’s UN Foundation has Given $1 Billion to UN Projects: Major focus of foundation is population control, condoms, abortion. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan gushed with praise for Ted Turner’s philanthropy to the UN at an annual UN Association-USA dinner, [Reuter’s News]. Media mogul Turner [founder, CNN] personally committed to donate $1 billion to the United Nations Foundation (UNF) in 1998. The foundation is a public charity created by Turner to channel his contributions towards the population control, condom distribution and abortion issues that are important to him. Reuters reported the foundation has also raised millions from other corporations, governments and charities.

The foundation’s web site states that “The United Nations Foundation’s Women and Population Program supports United Nations (UN) efforts to increase socio-economic opportunities for adolescent girls and women while increasing access to and improving the quality of reproductive health and family planning services.” The UNF sees a lack of condoms, so-called unsafe abortions, and alleged over-population as major issues of concern. A 2001 LifeSiteNews.com report verified that the vast majority of grants from Turner to the UN were used in the area of population reduction.

A United Nations report said that in 2000 “$74 million were allocated to the work of the United Nations from the $1 billion pledged by Ted Turner in 1998, with a majority ($42 million) of the grants going to projects dealing with women and population issues.” The data was found in a report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP), the body established to liaise with the UN Foundation. The board of directors of Turner’s UNF includes well known population control advocates such as the former head of United Nations Population Fund, Nafis Sadik and former U.S. Senator Timothy Wirth, Clinton's assistant secretary of state, who had a condom tree in his office. Wirth is president of the foundation. See the UNF site related to population and women’s health issues: http://www.unfoundation.org/programs/women_pop/unf_priorities.asp
Related: Ted Turner Who Mocked Pope JPII Given UN Peace Award
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/apr/05042107.html
Unicef Awards Population Controller Ted Turner
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2000/oct/00102406.html
[11Oct06, UNITED NATIONS, LifeSiteNews.com] 
 

Minnesota Positive Alternatives Program Helping Women Avoid Abortions. When a young woman is pregnant and has difficulties handling or paying for the kinds of things she needs during and after a pregnancy, abortion isn't a solution for her. State lawmakers recognized that and started a program to help women with unexpected pregnancy by providing grants to pregnancy centers and it appears to be working. When young, pregnant Minneapolis resident Jayme B.'s drivers license was suspended because of an unpaid ticket, she was worried about getting to her doctor's appointment. She also couldn't afford to purchase new baby items for after her baby's birth.

But Nancy Kiolbasa, director of St. Croix Valley Life Care, came to the rescue. She paid for the ticket and gave her a voucher to buy a new crib. "We're trying to reduce the stress in her life," Kiolbasa told McClatchy Newspapers. She told Bakkenstuen: "I don't want the (new) baby to sink your little boat."

The center is able to help because of a $266,600 grant from the state through its new Positive Alternatives program. Pennsylvania and Texas have similar programs, which rework the state's family planning funding and provides funds for crisis pregnancy centers to help women who may be considering an abortion or who might have one because of financial or other pressures.

The Minnesota program includes about $5 million in grants to crisis pregnancy centers around the state. The goal is to reduce the 13,362 abortions that took place in the state last year. Scott Fischbach, executive director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, which proposed the program, says he thinks it's working well. "When a woman is facing a crisis pregnancy -- a pregnancy that possibly won't be carried to term -- they need to know that there is help," he told McClatchy. When women get help, they're less likely to have an abortion -- "And that's our goal." But Connie Perpich, the chief lobbyist of Planned Parenthood's Minnesota chapter, told McClatchy the program is "an attempt to find common ground" but her group isn't happy that pregnancy centers -- the abortion business' prime competition -- get state funding. "We do not support tax dollars going to just a very one-sided counseling," Perpich said, implying that the abortion facilities she runs encourage some women to not have abortions. "I would think they should see this as a positive," Peggy Benicke, director of the Robbinsdale Women's Center, retorted. Her center received $38,000 for cribs and car seats from the state. "Every dollar that we're receiving (from) this grant is going toward women who are having babies," she said. Related web sites:
MCCL - http://www.mccl.org  Pregnancy Centers - http://www.pregnancycenters.org
[11Oct06, St. Paul, MN LifeNews.com]
 

Turkish woman gives birth at the age of 64 in Istanbul, becoming the second oldest mother in the world. After 35 years of trying, Memnune Tiryaki became pregnant through in vitro fertilization -- by egg transfer from a donor -- in the breakaway Turkish sector of Cyprus and delivered her baby boy by Cesarean section in the private German Hospital here. "It's a great success... She is the second oldest woman in the world to have given birth," said hospital spokesman Bulent Biricik, adding that a Romanian had given birth at the age of 67 in 2005.

The baby was 48 centimeters (19 inches) tall and weighed 2.7 kilograms (5.9 pounds). The 62-year-old father was equally joyous: "The only thing I care from now on is the happiness of my child." The Turkish Cypriot doctor who performed the in vitro fertilization said he made the decision after much hesitation over Tiryaki's age. "They wanted this baby so much. They were ready to do anything." He explained that only 25 percent of women aged over 40 stand the chance of becoming pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but "even the uterus of a 90-year-old woman" is medically fit for the operation. [11Oct06, AFP, http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/11/061011172654.94vpwg43.html]