antinatalism
antinatalism noun: a philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.
Noun
antinatalism (uncountable)
- A philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.
- Antinatalism is a negative view toward human fertility (and perhaps the fertility of other sentient life forms). Philanthropic antinatalism is the belief that humans should not have children for the good of the (unborn) children—that it is better, for humans, not to be born (Benatar, 2006).2015, Todd K. Shackelford, Ranald D. Hansen, The Evolution of Morality, Springer, →ISBN, page 141
- Efilism, a form of antinatalism also linked to promortalism, gets its name by spelling “life” backwards.2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 May 2025
- Antonyms:
- natalism
antinatalism meaning in Hindi
antinatalism in Hindi
- opposition to the increase in human population
- प्रजनन विरोध prajnan virodh
Antonyms of antinatalism
Origin of antinatalism
From anti- + natalism.
Words formed from antinatalism
Questions about antinatalism
- What does antinatalism mean?
- Antinatalism means a philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.
- What is antinatalism in Hindi?
- Antinatalism in Hindi is प्रजनन विरोध (prajnan virodh). See Antinatalism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is antinatalism?
- Antinatalism is a noun.
Words near antinatalism in the dictionary
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