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Single Mothers by Choice

The Loss I'm Not Allowed to Grieve

Melanie Notkin | Posted 11.26.2012 | Women
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Melanie Notkin

A generation ago, women who did not marry and/or have children by age 40 grieved and moved on. But today, with the advancement of assisted reproductive technology, women are no longer given permission to move on.

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Childless So Far: Why I Choose Love Over Motherhood

Melanie Notkin | Posted 10.21.2012 | Women
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Melanie Notkin

"You're going to hate me for saying this," says my good friend, a married mom of three, as we stand on the beach and look toward the ocean. "But you'r...

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Baby, Love and Going Home

Staceyann Chin | Posted 12.03.2011 | Black Voices
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Staceyann Chin

Regardless of how certain I feel most of the time, I can't escape these moments when I am overwhelmed by the many obstacles I continue to face as I press forward, pregnant and without a partner.

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A Response to Ann Coulter

Mikki Morrissette | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Mikki Morrissette

People who proactively choose to become a parent on their own -- such as the tens of thousands of Choice Moms (a.k.a. single mothers by choice) -- are not doing a disservice to society.

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'Single Motherhood By Choice' Movement Gains Momentum

The Guardian | Viv Groskop | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Ten years on and this group of women is growing. So-called "single motherhood by choice" has always existed: around 250 of the 1,100-strong membership...

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