#TrustWomen - Our Planet Is So Fucked That Some Women Are Choosing to Not Have Kids - Broadly
Spark’s reasoning for abstaining from having children is two-fold: She does not want to contribute to pre-existing resource depletion by adding another human to this planet, and she does not want to bring a child into a world she sees as doomed. “It sounds dramatic, but I’m just being realistic,” said Spark. “The way we live currently simply cannot sustain more people.”
Stefanie Weiss, a writer in her mid-40s based in New York City, also decided to be child-free out of concern for the environment.”Years ago, there was a study I learned about,” Weiss told Broadly, referencing a 2008 study from a pair of researchers at Oregon State University. “There’s this number, 9,441. That’s the amount of additional metric tons of carbon you add to the atmosphere for every child you have. You can never take it back. That stopped me in my tracks.”
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