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Are we insensitive towards people without children?

'When are you going to start a family?', 'Have you thought about adoption?', 'Who will look after...

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15.38 28 Sep 2020


Are we insensitive towards people without children?


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15.38 28 Sep 2020


'When are you going to start a family?', 'Have you thought about adoption?', 'Who will look after you when you get old?' Are you someone who doesn’t have children? Have you had people say insensitive things about it to you? Andrea chats to Breakfast Briefing's Shane Beatty and hears from listeners

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