Old, selfish parents Gabriella and Luigi De Ambrosis to lose daughter - Turin court

[tawadi]

This headline caught my eye. Excerpt and link, below.

"A COURT in Italy has ruled that the 70 and 57-year old parents of a toddler are "told old'' and selfish to raise her.

The court recommended the child be put up for adoption, Italian media reported today.

The 18-month old girl, known as "Viola", was conceived with the help of artificial insemination after the couple's repeated applications to adopt a child were turned down on the basis that they were too old."

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/old-selfish-parents-gabriella-and-luigi-de-ambrosis-to-lose-daughter-turin-court/story-e6frfku0-1226139324661

[abelenkpe]

1. Too Old?

My parents are raising my sisters kids and older. Funny no one says they are too old.

[tawadi]

2. They did leave their baby in a car unattented "for a few minutes"

Still, I have to wonder what might've been the motive of the person who reported them.

[jwirr]

5. Lots of families like that today. We are considering taking our grand

children from on grandson if he gets in trouble again. On the other hand I hate to see parental rights severed that easily. Notice that once again we have a fertility doctor who did not think of this in the first place.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Age discrimination.

If the child had been the child of their child, and their son/daughter died before the child was 18, they'd be allowed to take that child into their home and raise him/her as a grandchild.

Seems that the Italian courts and government are determined that "old" people cannot create their own child and/or adopt.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. cut off for adoption there

Is the age of 40

[jwirr]

7. I suspect there are also cutoffs in this country.

[joeybee12]

6. In other words, if Paul McCartney were Italian, he wouldn't have his most recent kid...nt