Voluntary childlessness
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Voluntary childlessness, also described by some as being childfree, is the voluntary choice to not have children.
In most societies and for most of human history choosing not to have children was both difficult and undesirable. The availability of reliable contraception along with support provided in old age by systems other than traditional familial ones has made childlessness an option for people in developed countries, though they may be looked down upon in certain communities.
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See also
- Childlessness
- Cost of raising a child
- Antinatalism, criticism of reproduction
- Criticism of family
- Criticism of marriage
- DINK: "Dual Income No Kids", a term used for working couples with no children.
- Sterilization (medicine)
- Voluntary human extinction movement
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