A quest for a son at any age?

A woman said to be 70 years of age has given birth to twins in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state after taking IVF treatment making her the record holder for the oldest woman to give birth-

We already have two girls but we wanted a boy so that he could have taken care of our property. This boy and girl are God's greatest gift to us," Omkari said.

Father of the twins, Charam Singh, a farmer in his mid-70s, told ABC News he was very happy.

"The desire for a male child has always been there, but God did not bless us with a male child. Now, we are very grateful to God, who has answered our prayers," he said."

Are we to surmise that scientific intervention (IVF) was the offering made to God in place of the usual offerings of money, food and clothing to the temple priests. This made God happy and they were granted a son? That debate could wait as what is really bothering me about this saga is that since the couple used up all their life savings and took a bank loan out to pay for IVF treatments, with what source of income are they going to raise these new born children. And being in their 70's they are old by Indian longevity statistics, well past the age of when they should be taking on the responsibility of raising children. Will these babies ever see a childhood or will they be passed on to the care of their older siblings as the parents decline in health? And as then as soon as they are past the toddler age, its them taking care of the parents? I paint a rather bleak picture, but it seems a pretty real one given the circumstances. It's also ironic that the price this couple has paid for having a male heir so he may look after the property had robbed him of his inheritance.

The link to the BBC Article - Woman in India 'has twins at 70'