Situations like this are going to become more common. Women who've postponed child-birth into their 40s and 50s to pursue a career can and probably will pursue the options medical science keeps opening up to them - and good for them. Yes, selfishness is always to be rewarded. The hell with the kid.
This is a delayed reaction version of having Nannies and other strangers raising kids. The hell with the kid, the "fulfillment" of the mom is all that matters.