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“Certaines femmes ne savent pas vraiment pourquoi elles ont des enfants, elles suivent la norme ; d'autres les désirent impétueusement, et si le moindre obstacle se présente, elles font appel à toutes les possibilités médicales pour pallier à leur infécondité. D'autres encore, sans problèmes de fertilité, revendiquent de ne pas enfanter. Et alors ? Nous ne sommes pas un troupeau de femelles animales programmées pour procréer sans réfléchir, chacune d'entre nous est libre de choisir de vivre selon sa trajectoire personnelle, ses désirs, ses gènes, son inconscient. Ce qui était impossible hier est devenu une réalité.”

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