All women should be able to opt out of motherhood if they so choose. But is this choice always an empowering one? Editor's Note: This is a part of YourTango's Opinion section where individual authors ...

I'm thickening my skin, because I know without a doubt that this column will generate significant hate comments from impassioned individuals on both sides of the abortion debate. Still, I hope you’ll ...

For a long time, motherhood wasn’t at the top of my list. I wanted a degree first. I wanted to travel. I felt like I had to live a few “main character” chapters in my 20s before diving into something ...