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70 and child-free | Q&A with Colorado seniors on life without having children
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While having children has long been viewed as a mandatory mark of adulthood, today, more and more people are opting to live child-free lives in Colorado and nationwide. Colorado’s annual fertility rate – total live births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 – hovered at around 60 to 70 births since 1980, peaking at…
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COVER STORY | Facing ‘hopeless’ future, many young Coloradans turn away from having children
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When she was a little girl, Malhia Guzman dreamed of having children of her own. Now, at 21 years old, Guzman said she’s almost certain she’ll never have kids. Guzman’s desires haven’t changed — she still loves and wants children — but she no longer believes she’ll be able to afford them. Guzman said she works two…
