W11- Adoption/ Reporduction Reider

Question 1

Pro-natalism

Answer 1

to have a positive moral view of making more / new people, especially when done nothing to the revenant customers and with to a view towards the future child’s happiness and wellbeing

Question 2

Anti-natalism

Answer 2

not having a positive moral view of making new people. because people bring bad to the world, and people will experience bad thing, therefore it would be morally wrong to bring a person to existence.

Question 3

ANPA

Answer 3

(Anti-Natal Pro-Adoption View) = we are obligated not to procreate but instead to satisfy any parenting desires through adoption

Question 4

R-ANPA

Answer 4

Restricted Anti-Natal Pro-Adoption View = all of those with the means and ability, and who do not have a genuine procreative project, are obligated not to procreate, but to satisfy any parenting desires through adoption
amended version to deal with objections

Question 5

ANPA Arguments (TR would be in favour to some degree to this model)

Answer 5

1. Moral Dangers of Procreating- harms and injustice caused
2. Rescue- still parent via adoption
3. Asymmetry (Benatar)- one cannot be harmed if they don’t exist, all existence will face at least some harm

Question 6

1. Moral Dangers of Procreating

Answer 6

a) given population + environmental concerns – adding another person to the world contributes to severe moral problems
b) creates a new person who may have to struggle with those problems
•Duty to avoid contributing to systematic harms and injustices
Duty to do our best to ensure that our children do not live bad lives, then it seems plausible that contingent facts about the world entail a duty not to procreate.

Question 7

2. Rescue

Answer 7

• we have an obligation to adopt rather than procreate because there are many many adoptable children who desperately need parenting resources that we want to give.
• Given the situation of orphans globally, those who wish to parent have a prima facie duty to adopt rather than create children

Question 8

3. Asymmetry (Benatar)

Answer 8

It is plausible that there is an ‘asymmetry’ in the reasons related to procreation – morality seems to be on the side of not procreating
• One cannot be harmed if one does not exist
All existence has at least some har

Question 9

On procreation

Answer 9

•If a woman wants to have 1 child and adopt the rest, then she is acting permissibly and honorably reflectively notes the value and costs of her action + intends to do her best to preserve this great value for herself while still doing the most good that she can

Question 10

ANPA Objection 1. Demandingness

Answer 10

•Adoption isn’t a possibility for everyone as it is difficult + expensive + most infants are overseas and international adoptions are even more difficult + expensive ANPA doesn’t satisfy parenting desires

Question 11

ANPA Integrity objection

Answer 11

if it is a woman’s life project to gestate ethically cannot ask her to give that up

Question 12

Rebuttal 1. restrict ANPA

Answer 12

anyone with the means + ability to negotiate the difficult + expensive adoption process has an obligation to adopt rather than procreate

Question 13

Rebuttal 2. Morality often requires giving up things that we really want

Answer 13

so if the problem with ANPA is that is commands one to give up their desire to procreate, it can be argued that ‘doing the right thing is hard’

Question 14

ANPA objection 2. Reasons for children

Answer 14

1. New innovations
2. Legacy
3. Pregnancy process
4. Freedom to procreate

Question 15

Reiders view

Answer 15

ANPA and RANPA incorrect
He agrees arguments for the ANPA hold some weight but does not agree we should be ‘obligated’ not to procreate
the actions are so ‘radically personal’ cant make them obligation- however still can be morally problematic to have kids