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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by chiefalchemist on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:05PM (#15834407)
Lucky for them there are no enforced prerequisites (i.e., test and/or license) for becoming a parent.

I don't doubt some level of that drive exists. What feels questionable is the sanity (?) of going to such extreme lengths to pursue it? As if there is a complete unawareness of the bigger picture.

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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by fiblye on Saturday December 02, 2017 @08:48PM (#15835550)
>I don't doubt some level of that drive exists.

That's one hell of an understatement. It's only the primary driving force of all successful complex lifeforms. Living things that give preference to offspring other than their own die with zero remaining trace of their existence.

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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by toasterlovin on Saturday December 02, 2017 @11:01PM (#15835889)
Maybe they meant the specific drive to carry a child, which, in my experience, not all women possess, even if they possess other drives that lead to successfully promulgating the next generation.
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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by astura on Sunday December 03, 2017 @06:36AM (#15837155)
Drive to go through pregnancy and childbirth, not drive to reproduce.
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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by notyourwork on Saturday December 02, 2017 @10:17PM (#15835766)
I'll go out on a limb and say if you aren't a female I don't think you are well positioned to judge a woman's judgement towards wanting her "own" baby versus using a surrogate or adopting. (I'm not a female so I have no point of view here.)
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Re:Woman with Transplanted Uterus Gives Birth, the First in ... by dcwca on Saturday December 02, 2017 @09:33PM (#15835653)
It’s not about sanity. Desire for reproduction is a biological imperative.
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