What do you think about someone who advocates the idea of not having children?

Question

A group or organization advocates the idea of not having one's own children. They believe doing so will reduce the high world population. They also want to encourage people to adopt a child in need of a home and parents instead of “creating another human”.

What do you think of this group? Do they have the right idea and should continue to advocate their ideas?

Or do you think the idea is wacko and no one should be encouraged to not have children, etc?

Answer 1

There is a difference between advocate and encourage . I believe that a group can encourage people to adopt , ther are far too many people haing kids that shouldn't. Far to many kids that need good homes. It would depend on how they went about presenting and carrying out that view  

Answer 2

That's ridiculous. I can't imagine very many people going along with this. I want nothing more than to have my own children. That doesn't mean I absolutely won't adopt, but I long to have someone that I carried for nine months and that looks like me. Call me selfish, but I think a lot of other people feel that way too.

I think what needs to be strongly encouraged is birth control. If you don't want kids, get on birth control. Do whatever you can to prevent having kids-don't have careless s*x. If a stable person wants to have children, they should be able to do so and not feel guilty about not adopting instead.

Answer 3

With the problems of over population at a crisis point I see no problem with it. They aren't going up to people and saying you are bad if you have your own children they are simply pointing out that there are an awful lot out there who need adopting.  

Answer 4

While the idea is an interesting one, it be hard pressed to be put into action, at least in America.

People through the milleniums (is that redundant?) have always had as many children as they could keep having. Forget about if they could afford them or the wear & tear on the poor women who went through one pregancy after another, if they survived childbirth at all.

I am for adoption and that aspect of this idea is a good one in addition to limiting the amount of children one should have.  But I'm looking at the extremes like that lady who just had her 18th and then there's something way over on the other side like China -1 each.  We are not an agrarian culture anymore and don't need to give birth to as many children anymore.

I think if people chose not to have a child, other people (like parents) should keep there non-agreeable opinions to themselves. Everyone is entitled to live their lives as they see it, with or without kids.

Answer 5

It is their business.