More and more couples are deciding to be “child-free”, to have no children, in other words. Some people claim that those couples reach this conclusion through entirely selfish reason. While others think that they came to this decision through noble motives, such as concern about overpopulation and desire for independence. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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aiming to prevent environmental damage caused by increased inhabitance in the future. Personally, I am in
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that those who do not desire offsprings are mostly not mentally ready to bear the responsibility of having a child. Some
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couples distance themselves from the idea of having
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on their personal freedom. Increasing population is a serious environmental matter that contributes to many
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problems that humanity faces:
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survival not to have
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. On top of that, some individuals may see
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attention and care.
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responsibility of having a child thinking that it will set them back an immense amount of time, and
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and their personal life. I believe that selfish motives,
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