It might be worth exploring the reason why the "taboo" on this subject has recently been breached. Could it be that how we define life and our expectations of it have shifted? In a world where the goal in life is personal enjoyment, of which ease is a precondition, childbearing is more commonly regrettable.
Perhaps there never was a taboo, just a different conception of what a human life should aim for.
Perhaps there never was a taboo, just a different conception of what a human life should aim for.