Starre Vartan

Science and Travel Writer, Essayist, Author, and Editor, Seattle, US & Sydney, Australia

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Starre Vartan is a science and travel writer, essayist, author, and editor. Her work has appeared in Dame magazine, The Washington Post and National Geographic, among others. She lives on Bainbridge Island, Seattle and in Sydney, Australia.

Written by Starre Vartan

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PARENTING AND FAMILIES

I’m childfree by choice. Should I feel guilty about ending my line?

My uterus is not my ancestors’ vessel for future progeny. What’s the impact of my choice on my family’s genetic lineage?

by Starre Vartan