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6. The problem with these "studies" is that they
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 10:22 AM
Jun 2012

are used by right-wingers to "prove" that women should be having babies earlier (ie not participating in the workplace or any other activities they might enjoy). At least that is my problem with them. As a woman I knew that waiting until my 30s meant there was less chance of conception. If that it not being taught everywhere in health classes it probably should be, with the caveat that it should be presented as knowledge rather than used to limit women's options. I agree that at least having the knowledge helps folks plan, and I guess I wasn't aware that folks weren't learning these types of things.

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