This is despite the fact that, for many people, the decision to be childfree comes from a place of selflessness. The actual reasons for being childfree are as diverse as the individuals within the community.

People who are concerned about passing on genetic issues and don’t want future children to suffer needlessly.

People worry that their own mental or physical health issues would make them unfit parents.

Others worry that their financial situation will never be viable enough to raise a child with enough opportunities.

Some worry that the current state of the world is too unkind a place to raise future children.

People who were raised in a home with domestic violence are often reluctant to have children of their own.

Others take an environmental stance and recognise that not having a child is the most significant decision a person can make to lower their impact on the globe.

And many more recognise that having a child is simply not something they want, in much the same way people don’t want to own pets or a car.

All of these people recognise that a child that isn’t wanted isn’t going to be fair on either them, or the child.