Theorist does a woman need to have a child? Is it a vital function of life? Its an opportunity cost. Your career or your family. Men make this choice every day. I know I do. I rather do field work because it pays well, I get to play soldier and it is rare work nobody else can do. I do this at the expense of a social life, a normal living and so much more. But it is an opportunity cost. You choose to do one or the other. Women no longer need to procreate to define themselves as woman. That is the very nature of female empowerment.
Was the reason really bogus or only that you felt it was bogus. Child birth is no longer a requirement for self-worth. Its a choice you make which a lot of women do very regularly.
So you do realize you just countered your own point right?