Why We're Choosing Childlessness

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A growing number of women are choosing childlessness, with 5% of women under 30 opting for sterilisation. Why is this happening? Writer and broadcaster Laurie Taylor and Liz Davis, head of Marie Stopes, join the programme to discuss the issue. Also on the programme: Terri McMillan's Waiting to Exhale made her a literary superstar - she explains why she makes no apology for writing about black American, middle class life. Plus, he ancient cave painting which could be the earliest depiction of a woman ever discovered.