[ExI] What is the Right Reproductive Age?

Natasha Vita-More natasha at natasha.cc
Sun May 4 10:11:33 UTC 2008


At 04:22 PM 5/3/2008, Lee wrote:
>Kevin wrote (Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 3:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [ExI] flds raid, was general repudiation)
>
> > I just wanted to point out that the quality and quantity
> > of eggs only benefits the baby from an evolutionary
> > perspective. Once that baby is born it doesn't matter
> > if the mother lives 15 or 50 years. There can still be
> > health concerns when a very [*very*] young girl has
> > a baby at such a young age. For example, often the
> > hips have not widened to a point where the baby can
> > be passed easily which increases complications.
> > Various sources put the ideal age from a biological
> > standpoint ranges between 13 and 17.

Not necessarily.

>Yes. That's when girls should be having children.

"[S]hould"?  Come on.

It is always difficult for me to read this posts concerning women's 
periods, sexual pleasures, fertility, pregnancy, birthing, and 
menopause when written in a matter-of-fact tone by anyone who has not 
had the experience.

Natasha




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