NOT YOUR AVERAGE MOM Annegret Raunigk shocked the world when, at age 65 (and with the help of modern science), she gave birth to quadruplets, who joined 13 siblings. Some people celebrated. Others scorned her decision to have children at such an advanced age. Raunigk has defended her decision, noting, “I was fit to have them and I am fit to care for them” (Hall, 2016).
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