Women Are Always Blamed for Maternal Dread

But there's another term for thinking carefully about becoming parents: consent

The month my book came out, The Federalist, a far-right online magazine, published a piece with the headline: “Enough With Our Horrible Media Boosting Women Who Publicly Regret Their Children’s Existence.”

I’ve mentioned this piece before, and I won’t link to it, but I’ll summarize some of its main points: according to the author, there is a “disgusting …