Sarah Scott

In the following viewpoint, Sarah Scott claims that despite reputed medical advances, women who seek to become pregnant after they turn forty experience many complications. According to Scott, egg quality declines as women reach their late thirties, thereby rendering reproductive technologies such as fertility drugs and in-vitro fertilizations largely ineffective. In addition, Scott contends that pregnancies that do occur are more likely to result in miscarriages and physical problems for the baby and mother when compared to the pregnancies of younger women. Scott is a writer for Chatelaine, a Canadian women’s magazine.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What happens to the uterine lining as women age, according to Scott?
2. As stated by the author, what percentage of in-vitro fertilizations results in live births?
3. According to Scott, what are the effects...