Can you be too eco-friendly?

Although I desperately want a baby, I admire people who are ok without having children. I think it's a person's right to decide if they want children or not. Ideally, it should be a choice, not something denied to people.

I understand not wanting children for personal reasons, no desire, a bad experience, their career or lifestyle is more important and/or rewarding, even fear. However I am sometimes surprised to hear some of the reasons for not having children. The latest? They aren't eco-friendly!

To each their own I suppose, but I have to wonder, why someone who doesn't want to have children for this reason is able to get pregnant, only to have an abortion because they don't want the child's carbon footprint to damage the earth.

I probably wouldn't have as strong of a reaction if it wasn't so hard for us to have a child. I'm not against abortions, I feel it's a woman's right. That said, I do have issues with women using abortions as birth control, as it just seems irresponsible. I'm not sure what I think about "eco-friendly" abortions, other than if everyone did it, who would be here to enjoy the planet they are trying to protect?

I feel life on our planet is fragile, one well timed asteroid could wipe us out. Wouldn't it be better to have a child that wants to explore their world and perhaps worlds beyond? It's great to keep our planet in good shape, but at what cost?

I also find it ironic that yet again, that as much as I want a child, I am left without one, while others who try to avoid them at all costs, get pregnant. I suppose one could say I'm eco-friendly... but unfortunately in this instance, it's not by choice.