I diverge with Ms. Rand on that one too. What's interesting--and I believe she uses the "A is A" argument against the existence of God--just as she does justifying abortion; i.e., "a fetus is not a human being, so abortion is not wrong."
I could be paraphrasing, and I could be completely mistaken in my recollection about this. Please enlightenn me.
I remember Rand saying that having a child is like being in slavery for 18 years. She was a gifted writer, but I’m glad she wasn’t my mom.