by Laura | Aug 28, 2012 | Baby Matrix related
Mardy Ireland, PhD, psychologist and author of Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood From Female Identity, reviews The Baby Matrix: “In The Baby Matrix Laura Carroll articulately and systematically challenges the multiple conscious and unconscious...
by Laura | Aug 22, 2012 | Childfree Issues
About a year ago, I asked the childfree to write in their answer to this On-the-Ground question: What childfree stereotype have you been subjected to most in your life?” I did the “top 10” things people wrote in about, and the #1 thing people said...
by Laura | Aug 21, 2012 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
Pronatalism is all around us…and in the doctor’s office. Many women who seek sterilization face doctors who are unwilling to do the procedure, whether it be a tubal ligation or essure. Why do docs create roadblocks to sterilization? Here are three reasons...
by Laura | Aug 16, 2012 | Childfree & Religious Topics, Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles
In addition to the recent talk about sterilization and regret, an article in this month’s edition of Vogue takes a very good angle on the topic of sterilization… The title of the article is: “Q: Just how hard can it be to avoid getting pregnant? A:...
by Laura | Aug 7, 2012 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Research-related
A recent Slate article by Bryan Lowder, titled “Sterilize Me, Please: Why Is It So Difficult For Women to Get Their Tied?” gets at one of the most frustrating experiences for many childfree women who want to choose permanent birth control. I can’t...
