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Monday, April 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Madness, medication and motherhood

I have bipolar disorder. I want a child, but I am terrified of going off my meds -- and of birth defects. Do I dare trust this body to create another one?
By Maud Casey

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  • Monday, April 3, 2006 06:05 AM

    How about Adoption?

    Ignorning the concern of whether someone with BPD should parent, what about adoption? There are *millions* of children who need parents out there. Try taking care of one of them before replicating yourself. In any event, the world is going to hell and it isn't really right to bring a new child into it merely for your own satisfaction.

    —chegitz Read chegitz's other letters

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