Paper by Erik Magnusson, published on 02 March 2022 in The Journal of Value Inquiry
- It is impermissible to non-consensually impose a risk of catastrophic harm on others unless doing so is necessary to advance their essential interests
- Bringing a child into existence involves non-consensually imposing a risk of catastrophic harm on that child that is not necessary to advance their essential interests; therefore,
- It is impermissible to bring children into existence.