Actress Nse Etim weighs-in on infertility, says not all women will become mothers

Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe Etim has weighed-in on the thorny issue of infertility faced by most women and what they have to go through especially in the hands of their in-laws.

According to the actress in a post she shared on Instagram, people should respect the privacy of women who are battling with infertility or the ones that have chosen not to have children at all.

The actress wrote on her page; “A woman is a person. A person who can decide what she wants to do with her body or her time. So, it is extremely ignorant to expect all women to eventually be mothers.

“There are many reasons why a woman may not have children. Infertility is more common than we know and to immediately ask a woman why she doesn’t have a child is extremely insensitive.

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“There are also women who have chosen to not have children simply because they will not put their bodies through pregnancy. They simply do not want to have kids and this is perfectly okay.

“Whatever a woman decides to do – to have babies or to not; or whether they are battling infertility is no one’s business. Happiness is all that matters. Gratefully, it is absolutely free.

“My prayer and hope is that one day we will not judge unfairly unmarried or childless women. That being said, if children will make you happy, I pray that you have loads of them.

“If you do not want or cannot have kids, remember that you can still find joy and do not allow anybody make you feel less. Enjoy life. Breathe freely and enjoy all the beauty in the world.

“For me, love and light are the truth and all I ever want is to live in happiness and pure truth,” Nse added.

The comments of the thespian is coming a day after she publicly declared that she eases off stress by drinking water, sleeping, eating and making sure that she gets an orgasm.

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