Without Issue: New Zealanders who Choose Not to Have ChildrenIn New Zealand during the 1980s one woman in nine was childless; that figure will double by the end of the century. Without Issue explores some of the myths surrounding the decision not to have children, through interviews and case studies of women and men - married and single, old and young - who have chosen not to become parents. |
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