tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post1573027775879052812..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: The Preconception DilemmaAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-24165744315595110772010-08-27T02:27:41.173-06:002010-08-27T02:27:41.173-06:00Haha random coincidence but this morning I for no ...Haha random coincidence but this morning I for no apparent reason started thinking about whether I would donate my eggs.<br /><br />To be honest even things like Raising Helen freak me out - do not just leave a single woman with kids to raise without discussing it with her, it is icky and a total violation of her right to choose whether or not to have kids. Also it freaks me the hell out and results in me going around telling everyone not to leave their babies with me ever. <br /><br />I am of course intrigued to see you read the whole book and get your full rant on.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-16656412356120264802010-08-23T15:31:35.598-06:002010-08-23T15:31:35.598-06:00She wouldn't even have to let the embryos die,...She wouldn't even have to let the embryos die, you can donate embryos to fertility clinics. I'm a test-tube baby (as are both my siblings)and my parents donated their extra embryos after my borther was born. Also, then there wouldnt be the ethical quandary of forcing someone to have children against their will; they would be born to people who actually wanted them from the beginning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-43203469232366538742010-08-23T12:18:21.161-06:002010-08-23T12:18:21.161-06:00OMG. Sounds horrible. I completely agree with yo...OMG. Sounds horrible. I completely agree with your ethical reservations about his book.Vorkosigrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-50239023476222461722010-08-21T00:43:07.931-06:002010-08-21T00:43:07.931-06:00forgot to tick the follow-up box - nothing to see ...forgot to tick the follow-up box - nothing to see here!Kaetrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936055488367251592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-25535232220279845082010-08-21T00:42:36.948-06:002010-08-21T00:42:36.948-06:00It doesn't sound like my style of story so I&#...It doesn't sound like my style of story so I'll pass. <br />I can't agree with the generality that people who use assisted reproduction techniques don't share the opinion that life begins at conception. There are quite a few of us actually.Kaetrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936055488367251592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-34186754390018100572010-08-20T10:52:28.052-06:002010-08-20T10:52:28.052-06:00Like Sabrina, I read the entire book and you'r...Like Sabrina, I read the entire book and you're right, it was the most selfish thing Crystal could have ever done. It was definitely put on Pia that she'd be an awful bitch to "let those babies die". Which is, of course, the <i>best</i> way for a woman to feel about 3 kids she's going to give birth to, right? <br /><br />I enjoyed the parts of the story that had to do with Pia as a separate person, but anytime the "embryos" or "kids" were mentioned, the top of my head blew off. <br /><br />Thinking about it now, I was way too forgiving and generous in my review.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09750929058018343501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-49784940519515189832010-08-20T01:56:09.965-06:002010-08-20T01:56:09.965-06:00I haven't read this book but I don't think...I haven't read this book but I don't think you are judging too harshly, it does sound awful and recently I have been having similar discussions a lot.<br />Why should I respect a single woman in her mid thirties who wants a baby but not necessarily a partner?<br />How many times did I hear something like "If by the time I am 40 I am not in a relationship I'll do it on my own"<br />I find this way of reasoning very selfish, and act of selfishness rather than love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com