Yes, Aislynn, women have MANY issues to deal with as far as our "child-bearing" years are concerned (not to mention all of the other women's health issues). I CAN say one thing though. IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION. I am happy that I made a CONSCEIOUS (sp?) decision to space my children apart. Honey, I was on the pill for 5 and a half years BEFORE I had my daughter and I was on the Depo shots 5 years BEFORE I had my son (now THAT'S family planning
). So I agree that that the excuse that young girls use nowadays--- "getting pregnant by MISTAKE"---is BOGUS. With all of the contraceptives out there, there should be NO EXCUSES. I always remembered what my Mama told me--Nowadays you get pregnant because you WANT to.
Now don't get me wrong. When I say have babies before or by age 30, I don't mean at age 15-20. I mean more around 23-30, especially if you want more than one.
Nevertheless, it's something that each person (woman) has to decide. And like I said before, TO EACH HIS (or should I say HER) OWN.