Yes, it’s a women’s choice if they don’t want a baby. Every married woman is subjected to the golden words “good news” but is having a baby really good news for all women? In ancient times women were expected to treat motherhood as their highest achievement. If they couldn’t embrace motherhood then there were termed “witches”. To this day female fertility is glorified to a huge extent and infertility makes a woman “worthless”. Advertisement, movies and TV shows force the idea that motherhood is the purpose of a woman’s existence. Often women who don’t want to embrace motherhood are termed as “selfish” and “career-oriented”. Of course, it can be the biggest moment of her life but only if she wants it to be. Our society glorifies motherhood but it hides the real deal of physical, mental and financial toll of having a child. Mothers sacrifice a lot for their kids so the idea that being a mother is the ultimate reason for a woman’s happiness is fiction. In modern times birth control is so lonely trying to manage a country’s fertility rather than empowering women to take charge of their fertility. Family planning programs have informed people about contraception but not allowed women to make decisions about birth control. The idea that women can have sex without wanting to get pregnant still thought of as “uncultured”. Unwanted pregnancies too take a toll on the health of women. They have to bear the pain of abortion or the idea of being single mothers both of which are looked down upon by society. When women take charge of their birth control it forms more equitable marriages and allows women to put more of themselves in the labour force. Motherhood can only bring happiness if it’s solely a woman’s choice as for some women it may not be worth the cost. There should be different avenues for fulfilment for women. Motherhood should not be a societal expectation.