A rising number of women are choosing to have children through IVF,
despite not having had sex or on a relationship at all. Women in the UK
are now approaching doctors for IVF, all of which are in their 20s and
heterosexual, according to reports. Many of the women wanted to be
parents but don’t want to wait for the ‘right one’, while others are
simply scared of sex.
Some are willing to pay 5,000 pounds
($7,600) on fertility treatment to get pregnant without sexual
involvement. There have been a total of 25 straight women who gave birth
in the past 5 years, despite being virgins.
Some critics question
the absence of a traditional family structure. Religious groups say
that a stable marriage is important to bringing up children, while
psychologists warn that mothers who’ve never been in a relationship can
harm the child’s development.
Despite that, the doctors said that
women who choose to undergo these virgin births are stable financially
and emotionally compared to those who have been left to bring up a child
on their own after a failed relationship. Women who have undergone
these virgin births are reported to be happy and content with their
decision to be parents on their own.
