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A Short Follow Up On My “Having Kids Is Selfish” Post
To clarify: let’s be for equality and sharing freedom, not against it
Very Unpopular Strong Opinions Blog by Christyl Rivers
A bundle of joy
Those of us who actively promote equality know that choice is paramount.
That is, a woman’s choice to have a child (or not) should be sacrosanct. Ideally, it is a shared, and even joyous, decision, by a family. But ultimately, a woman’s body is the place where complications from pregnancy kill approximately 830 women per day, worldwide.
Is this higher than the number of men who die in war each day? I was not able to find that specific statistic, but it would not shock me at all.
This statistic does not in any way address other ways a pregnancy can affect the life of a woman.
As I understand it, for most childbirth, a human being arrives that needs a lifetime of love and resources. Parental resources. Planetary resources.
Limited resources.
This is why I believe that a better world is better balanced for biodiversity, and simple human cooperation.