Jon Gaunt, writing for The Sun, expressed his disgust, stating: “The news that the selfish 62-year-old, Patricia Rashbrook, has ‘given birth’ to a baby boy makes me sick to my stomach.”
Karren Brady, in the Birmingham Mail, dismissed the notion entirely, likening Rashbrook to aging rock stars who have children later in life.
“I understand that there are older rock stars like Michael Douglas, Rod Stewart, and Mick Jagger who are fathers to young kids, but they can do so because they have the means. Women of the same age aren’t in the same position, or they shouldn’t be.”
Josephine Quintavalle from the lobby group Comment on Reproductive Ethics criticized the couple’s decision: “It would be hard to find anyone in this country who thinks this is a good idea, and…
Even Patricia’s cousin, Valerie Rashbrook, found it hard to comprehend her choice.
