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I Don’t Want Children—Stop Telling Me I’ll Change My Mind | Christen Reighter

2017

One in five women in the United States will not have a biological child, and Christen Reighter is one of them. From a young age, she knew she didn’t want kids, in spite of the insistence of many people (including her doctor) who told her she’d change her mind. See more...

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