Two and a half years ago, a 66-year-old Spanish woman (Carmen Bousada) gave birth to twin boys after fertility treatment. She became the world's oldest mother, justifying her actions by saying that her mother lived to 101 and that "we live in a civilized society" so she was not concerned about what would become of her sons if she died. Now, she's dead and the boys are orphaned. Despite the fact that she promised to "look for a younger man" to help her raise them, it is unclear who will take the children.
Why am it writing about this?
I believe it is a symptom of a much larger problem. I believe it is analogous of what is happening to our society and infecting our children. We live in a civilized society; that was her justification for making a selfish decision that abandoned any sense of personal responsibility. How long has the concept of civilization meant an end to moral accountability? How long have people been sliding toward the idea that because we are rational beings who are a part of a society, we should not have to be individual beings who work hard and depend on ourselves for self-sufficiency? I am saddened to see that civilization is destroying personal responsibility, but it is permeating ever facet of our political system.
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