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Radio 4,1 min

"I at no point sat down and went 'I do absolutely not want to have children'..."

Woman's Hour

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For those who have a choice, how are women making the decision on motherhood? Dr Ginette Carpenter, a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, discusses her experience being child-free.

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