Last year I wrote about Elizabeth Kolbert’s article in The New Yorker that talks about a guy who sure is worth knowing about: Charles Knowlton.
Since then I have read a great biography of Knowlton by Dan Allosso. Knowlton was a father of the idea that having children is a choice, that parenthood is optional. (more…)
Tags: birth control, contraceptives, cultural issues, Population
I’ve been tracking the childfree choice for over a decade now, and at the end of 2012 I posted a short poll to take an informal pulse on people’s views of its acceptance in today’s society. Thanks again to all of those who weighed in! Here is what I asked, and a few thoughts on the results. (more…)
Tags: childfree lifestyle, childfree men, childfree women, childless by choice men, childless by choice women, childlessness statistics, cultural issues, gen x, gen y, millennial generation, pressure to have children, pronatalism
Odd question I know, but the answer to this question is: Myths. Like the myths out there about the childfree, there sure are some myths about Thanksgiving . Check it out: (more…)
Tags: cultural issues, religion
As Election Day approaches, Roe v Wade remains the law of the land, but with a Republican victory and an aging Supreme Court… (more…)
Tags: abortion, childfree women, childless by choice women, contraceptives, cultural issues, family, global childfree issues, pro-choice, pro-life, reproductive rights, women's history, women's issues
