“Stop Having Kids” — Ethical Solution or Fallacy?

“We believe that ALL humans should stop having kids, not that all humans should be forced to stop having kids. We advocate for antinatalism and supporting already existing life.”

A glossy, polished website for the organization “Stop Having Kids” proclaims the gospel of “childfreedom.” Like many others, my first encounter with the group was seeing a billboard in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, that directed us humans to quit reproducing. Intrigued by the blunt tone of the billboard, I went down the rabbit hole of antinatalist theory…and found it…