When I was little and learning about the inevitability of maternity, it was never explained to me the commonness of these factors that women consider, like the risk of passing on hereditary illness, the danger of having to stop life-saving medication for the duration of your pregnancy, concern about overpopulation, your access to resources, and the fact that there are 415,000 children in the foster-care system in the United States at any given time.
Kao djevojčici koja uči o neizbježnosti majčinstva, nikada mi nisu objasnili obilježja svih faktora koje žene moraju uzeti u obzir, poput rizika da dalje prenesu nasljednu bolest, opasnosti ako prekinu uzimati lijek od životne važnosti za vrijeme trudnoće, brige oko prenaseljenosti, pristup resursima i činjenice da je u SAD-u 415 000 djece u sustavu udomiteljstva.