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The Childfree by Choice Trend is Taking Off
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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Famous Women Living Childfree by Choice
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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Reasons Some Men Decide to Remain Childfree
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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Concerned About Roe, These Women Are Turning to Sterilization
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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THE CHILDFREE BY CHOICE TREND IS TAKING OFF
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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FAMOUS WOMEN LIVING CHILDFREE BY CHOICE
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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REASONS SOME MEN DECIDE TO REMAIN CHILDFREE
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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CONCERNED ABOUT ROE, THESE WOMEN ARE TURNING TO STERILIZATION
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
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THE CHILDFREE BY CHOICE TREND IS TAKING OFF
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
Read More

FAMOUS WOMEN LIVING CHILDFREE BY CHOICE
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
Read More

REASONS SOME MEN DECIDE TO REMAIN CHILDFREE
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
Read More

CONCERNED ABOUT ROE, THESE WOMEN ARE TURNING TO STERILIZATION
Author and activist Rachel Cargle didn’t always realize that she would want to lead a child-free lifestyle. In fact, the Brooklyn-based writer told TODAY Parents that the decision to choose…
Videos
Play Video about TED TALK ON LIVING CHILDFREE BY CHOICE
Ted talk on living childfree by choice
Five women’s viewpoints on living childfree by choice
Couples discuss living childfree lifestyles
Why are more men and women choosing a life without kids?
Ted talk on living childfree by choice
Five women’s viewpoints on living childfree by choice
Couples discuss living childfree lifestyles
Why are more men and women choosing a life without kids?
Scientific Data

US dept. of agriculture data on cost to raise a child
“As the economy continues to improve, USDA is committed to supporting the nutrition and health of individuals and families through our research and programs,” said Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary…
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Impact of climate change and human population
The greatest impact individuals can have in fighting climate change is to have one fewer child, according to a new study that identifies the most effective ways people can cut their carbon emissions….
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Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don’t expect to ever have children
Birth rates in the United States dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the twin public health and economic crises, lending evidence to predictions from early on in the outbreak that economic uncertainty…
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Unintended pregnancy and taxpayer spending
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. These pregnancies likely represent a substantial cost to taxpayers, but national-level estimates of these public costs have been lacking….
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US dept. of agriculture data on cost to raise a child
“As the economy continues to improve, USDA is committed to supporting the nutrition and health of individuals and families through our research and programs,” said Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary…
Read More

Impact of climate change and human population
The greatest impact individuals can have in fighting climate change is to have one fewer child, according to a new study that identifies the most effective ways people can cut their carbon emissions….
Read More

Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don’t expect to ever have children
Birth rates in the United States dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the twin public health and economic crises, lending evidence to predictions from early on in the outbreak that economic uncertainty…
Read More

Unintended pregnancy and taxpayer spending
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. These pregnancies likely represent a substantial cost to taxpayers, but national-level estimates of these public costs have been lacking….
Read More

US dept. of agriculture data on cost to raise a child
“As the economy continues to improve, USDA is committed to supporting the nutrition and health of individuals and families through our research and programs,” said Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary…
Read More

Impact of climate change and human population
The greatest impact individuals can have in fighting climate change is to have one fewer child, according to a new study that identifies the most effective ways people can cut their carbon emissions….
Read More

Growing share of childless adults in U.S. don’t expect to ever have children
Birth rates in the United States dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the twin public health and economic crises, lending evidence to predictions from early on in the outbreak that economic uncertainty…
Read More

Unintended pregnancy and taxpayer spending
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. These pregnancies likely represent a substantial cost to taxpayers, but national-level estimates of these public costs have been lacking….
Books

The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men
Author
Patricia Lunneborg
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Impact of climate change and human population
Author
Orna Donath
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Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
Author
DR. Amy Blackstone
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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
Author
Meghan Daum
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The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men
Author
Patricia Lunneborg
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Regretting Motherhood: A Study
Author
Orna Donath
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Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
Author
DR. Amy Blackstone
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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
Author
Meghan Daum
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The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men
Author
Patricia Lunneborg
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Regretting Motherhood: A Study
Author
Orna Donath
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Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence
Author
DR. Amy Blackstone
Read More
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids
Author
Meghan Daum
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