These women said no to having kids - here's why
From financial constraints to worries about the environment, women tell the BBC why they do not want kids.
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These women said no to having kids - here's whyImage caption, Jess King, 32, has chosen to live a childfree lifeByElla KiplingPublished4 hours agoJess King always assumed she would have children. To her, it felt like a natural path all women eventually followed.But as she got older, she couldn't shake a persistent feeling that she wasn't ready. With time, her doubts deepened."It turned into 'Am I not ready for this, or do I not want this?'" she recalls.Everyone she spoke to with children said they'd been really sure about it and they had a maternal urge."I didn't have that and that made me start questioning it."Like Jess, more and more women in the UK are choosing not to have children.
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