I have wondered if women are really free to make truly autonomous reproductive decisions.
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Artificial wombs could drastically change how the decision to become a parent fits into many people’s lives.
Childcare now constitutes around 60% of the overall cost of raising a child in the UK.
Our own study resoundingly finds that you can still be happy even if you want to have a child but are unable to.
Hybrid flowers became a metaphor for sterility at the end of the 19th century.
From Plato to Schopenhauer, the philosophers have vastly different takes on the age old question of whether to procreate.
Talking about plans for childbearing is still seen as a taboo.
Single parents need support, not stigma.
Is the disastrous impact we’re having on the planet affecting our decision about having children of our own?
The pressure to parent looks different for women and men.
The climate crisis is becoming more intense – should this make you think twice about having kids?
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