The copies can be naturally degraded by age - something like that.

It’s unlikely that you’ll even see the kid graduate grade school. You have to wonder what they’re thinking.

by which time these poppas would be 92. Yoicks.

Not.

It's stunningly selfish.

I had a large mature tree in my backyard that engendered and nursed a sapling which, over a few years, replaced it. The sapling grew upward as the parent tree receded and died away. Now there is only a rotting stump alongside a 30' oak. It was/is a profound poetry.

But that was trees. Sheesh!

And not anyone else's business. Depending on the circumstances it might not be good if the child can't be cared for. I'm sure their children will be well taken care of.