Karen Day

The World

When Is a Woman Too Old to Have Children?

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This week’s family segment will explore the issue of starting a family later in life. Joining The Takeaway are Lisa Belkin, who wrote about the issue in a The New York Times blog, and journalist Karen Day, a 56-year-old mother of a three-year-old.

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