There is still an assumption that choosing not to have children is weird, selfish, or somehow wrong.
Filmmaker Maxine Trump turns the camera on herself as she confronts the idea of not having kids. She explores the cultural pressures and harsh criticism childfree women regularly experience, as well as the personal impact the decision not to have children may have on her own relationships. Will her husband and family understand or will she be left feeling lonelier than ever before?
Maxine meets other women reckoning with their choice: Megan, 25, suffers serious side effects from taking contraceptive hormones and wants to be sterilised. But she struggles to find a doctor willing to take her request seriously. Meanwhile, Victoria lives with the backlash of publicly acknowledging that she made a mistake when she had a child.
A revolution is underway. All over Europe, more and more women are denouncing gynecological abuse suffered during their pregnancy and childbirth.
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Relationships, workplaces, our justice system and technology: unconscious bias makes headlines every day. Can we de-bias our brains?
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No longer want the child you adopted? Don’t worry, in America, you can place a classified advert on a website and get rid of them. It’s called ‘rehoming’ and a deed signed by a lawyer is enough to transfer parental authority to anyone.
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