2007-11-30 04:53:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I think it depends on the person. If they are on meds that control the disorder, then it's up to them. They do need to consider what medications they can safely take during pregnancy. If they are on meds that aren't working, or don't stay on their meds and are not functional, than no. I don't think they should have children. You can't say a person with a disorder is not allowed to have kids. Disorders range in severity, so you can't make it all one category.
There are a LOT of depressed people out there.
I'd be better if everyone had to at least take a test to have children. There are many "normal" people that are unfit parents. We might be able to rule out a lot of abusive and just plain stupid parents that way.
2007-11-30 05:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by enternet 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have been suffering from post partum depression for the past one year when I gave birth to a baby boy. I couldn't stop thinking about how my husband loves him more than me and how things might be better if he wasn't born at all. Thus, I stayed away from him because I knew that I might do something I will regret for the rest of my life.
Almost instantly I went to a therapist and convince them that I need help. Among other things, I've tried herbal supplements and other book to treat depression but nothing works like the Depression Free Method. So now I'm proud to say I'm one of the happiest mother in the world. My husband loves us both very much and I thank the Lord for the blessing he gave us.
Depression Free Method?
2016-05-16 00:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am bipolar and having a child helped me greatly to keep my swings in check and I've learned better how to cope.
I do not think you can tell someone they are not "allowed" to have children. However, anyone taking psychiatric drugs needs to consult with their doctor as the meds can seriously interfere with a pregnancy and lactation. I can't take anything anymore because of breastfeeding, then again, I'm glad that I don't, in a way.
2007-11-30 09:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by angel_falling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course!
The numbers are slippery, but some estimates suggest that as many as 25% of all women suffer from depression at least once in their life before the age of 40. In other words, your proposal could prevent as many as one-quarter of all women of childbearing years to be - what? Involuntarily sterilized?
It's unthinkable.
The conditions you've identified are usually relatively minor and highly controllable. Should a woman who has experienced depression discuss it with her doctor? Absolutely. She'll be at higher risk for postpartum depression.
People are flawed. Always have been, always will be. As long as they're capable of caring for their child, there's no reason - or means - to prevent them from becoming parents.
2007-11-30 06:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she should, but she should also continue seeing her doctor, because getting off medications for these disorders can have severe side effects---both physical and mental. Just because a woman suffers from depression, it doesn't mean she won't be a loving parent. As long as she is stable and emotionally equipped to handle the challenge and demands of parenthood she should be able to do as she chooses.
The one exception is PPD: If it was severe enough to cripple the woman after her first born, she should seriously consider not having more children because it can get much worse! Andrea Yates. Need I say more?
2007-11-30 05:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by Marina 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are you kidding me? I suffer from depression & I think I'm a very good mother to my little girl. What right do you have to tell me I can't have kids? All of these conditions are treatable. If you're gonna start putting those limitations on having kids, why don't we have a minimum IQ on it too?
2007-11-30 07:13:14 · answer #6 · answered by Kristin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are a lot of people who shouldn't be allowed to have children, but you can't catagorize them and think that takes care of the problem. Many bipolar/depressed people do a fine job of raising children, other perfectly "healthy" people screw up in the parenting department big time.
2007-11-30 05:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by izzymo 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
What? Why shouldn't a woman be allowed to have kids? Depressive disorders are completely treatable. This is a very discriminatory question.
2007-11-30 04:57:23 · answer #8 · answered by alikat 4 · 9⤊ 1⤋
And should a man with the same conditions be allowed to Father children?
2007-11-30 04:56:53 · answer #9 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Its like any other physical disease, why wouldn't you? My mother and grand mother had children, 1out of 3 in both cases had a child of similiar mental problems. But even so those children functioned in society, one had degree. So live like anyone else!
2007-11-30 05:05:03 · answer #10 · answered by kim 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋