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• 11-Year-Old Romanian Permitted to Have an Abortion

  Romania has ruled that a young rape and incest victim may be allowed to have an abortion. The shocking news is that this was a very controversial ruling. "I want to go to school and to play. If I can't do this my life will be a nightmare,'" the 11-year-old wrote in a letter to the government committee deciding her fate. Already, the girl had been shunned by her former friends because of her pregnancy. Romanian law prohibits abortions after 14 weeks, unless the mother’s life is in jeopardy, and the preteen girl was 21 weeks pregnant. Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 01:39 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: incest, abortion, Pro-choice, rape, romania, 11-year-old mother, 21 weeks, pro-life, late term abortion, orthodox church, allowed abortion, young mother, rape and incest victim, ruling

• 2nd Oldest New Mom Feels Young, Looks Old

  For nearly two years, Adriana Iliescu was the oldest mom in the world. She gave birth to her daughter Eliza when she was 66 years old.  Her title was usurped by Spanish mom Carmela Bousada, who gave birth to twins just short of her 67th birthday.  But enough about records, how's life for the elderly mother of a three-year-old? Lonely, according to the Daily Mail, although the mother-daughter pair seem to be plenty happy.   Read More... Posted Jun 05 2008, 02:29 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: IVF, Spain, daily mail, world's second oldest mom, carmela bousada, adriana iliescu, super-old parents, romania, world's oldest mom