Aniston says she won't pursue adoption, wants a biological child

Jennifer Aniston said in a podcast interview this month that after roughly two decades of fertility treatments she has come to terms with not becoming a mother and that she chose not to pursue adoption because she wanted a biological child. The 56-year-old actor made the remarks on a recently released episode of a widely distributed podcast while reflecting on years of in vitro fertilization and the public scrutiny that followed her high‑profile relationships.

"When people say, 'But you can adopt,' I don't want to adopt. I want my own DNA in a little person. That's the only way, selfish or not, whatever that is, I've wanted it," Aniston said during the conversation. She added that at this point the matter is largely out of her control and that she feels a sense of peace about her life now.

Aniston has been increasingly candid about the private medical efforts she undertook to have children, saying she spent many years undergoing IVF and trying a range of approaches. She has previously described the experience as emotionally difficult and said she would have taken different steps earlier if she had realized the options, including egg freezing. "So here I am today. The ship has...