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Kevin Duffy'’s analysis of ONS conceptions data over the 10 years to 2022 illustrates that approximately half of women who have not had a child by the age of 30 would not have been childless without abortion in the years before this. Duffy says: “For these women it was a decision upon becoming pregnant, not to continue into motherhood at that time, for a whole myriad of reasons.”

Report links rising childlessness to abortion amid record-low fertility in England, Wales

Nov 22, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

A report called “Abortion and Childlessness” shows that many women who have abortions in their 20s may be faced with... Read more

A painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Lessons from Sts. Anne and Joachim for couples facing infertility

Jul 26, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

On July 26 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of the Virgin Mary’s parents, whose lives offer lessons to... Read more