indirect questions

[kobrien]

Would the following question take a question mark and if so, where?

Why would I not want to be a doctor like I planned to be, my mother wanted to know.

[susabelle]

No, because it is more of a statement, than a question.

That's probably why you're having trouble figuring out where to put the question mark.

[Vismay]

Maybe it could be "Why would I not want to be a doctor, like I planned to be? My mother wanted to know."
I am not sure.
Cheers!!

[Ali]

It doesn't need a question mark, but the structure seems a bit confusing. Perhaps rewrite it as:

My mother wanted to know why I no longer wanted to be a doctor, as I'd once planned to be.

Ali

[DanielScocco]

No question mark needed, but I agree with Ali that the structure is confusing.

I like her example better also.

[QuillingQuillQuiller]

*Why would I not want to be a doctor like I planned to be, my mother wanted to know.

It is a statement and not a question.
Why would I not ... / Why wouldn't I ... (?)
Why I would not ... (.)

Why wouldn't you become a doctor? (?)
Why would you not become a doctor? (?)
My mother asked me why I wouldn't become a doctor. (.)
I told her the reason why I wouldn't become a doctor is because it would cost a lot of money. (.)

*Why I would not want to be a doctor like I planned to be, my mother wanted to know.
It's not wrong, how about using become. I prefer it as brief as possible. Just a suggestion.

*Why I would not want to be a doctor like I planned to be, my mother wanted to know.
It's not wrong either, how about using before. Another suggestion again.

*Why I would not want to be a doctor like I planned to be, my mother wanted to know.
Years back, a writer ever told me to avoid building a statement that begins with a comma clause. Your statement did. How about rotate "my mother wanted to know" to the front.

My mother wanted to know why I would not want to be a doctor like I planned to be.

A finest polished statement without a single comma is attached.
-or- according to my suggestion:

My mother wanted to know why I would not become a doctor like I had planned before.

Best regards,

Budi