Better Not to Have Children

Paper by Gerald Harrison & Julia Tanner, published on December 21, 2010 in Think

Most people take it for granted that it's morally permissible to have children. They may raise questions about the number of children it's responsible to have or whether it's permissible to reproduce when there's a strong risk of serious disability. But in general, having children is considered a good thing to do, something that's morally permissible in most cases (perhaps even obligatory).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175610000436
Think 10/27 (2011), 113–121