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A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it's wrong to bring children into the world because they then have to put up with lifelong suffering. Mr Samuel, of course, understands that our consent can't be sought before we are born, but insists that "it was not our decision to be born". So as we didn't ask to be born, we should be paid for the rest of our lives to live, he argues.
Mr Samuel's belief is rooted in what's called anti-natalism - a philosophy that argues that life is so full of misery that people should stop procreating immediately. This, he says, would gradually phase out humanity from the Earth and that would also be so much better for the planet.
[...] In a statement, his mother Kavita Karnad Samuel explained her response to "the recent upheaval my son has created". "I must admire my son's temerity to want to take his parents to court knowing both of us are lawyers. And if Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault," she said.
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Indian man to sue parents for giving birth to him
Mr. Samuel's argument sounds a bit entitled but there are philosophical grounds in support of anti-natalism:
Having children is not life-affirming: it's immoral
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday February 09 2019, @03:42AM (1 child)
Don't worry, I'm working very hard for you on that one. I'm putting in the best Judges. The ones that are going to OVERTURN Roe v Wade. And Doe v Bolton. Very famous cases. People don't know this, Mary Doe (Fake name) was actually very Pro Life. But a Crooked Attorney brought the case without even telling her!! And she tried very hard to get it overturned. But, she died (RIP!!). And Mary Roe (Fake name again) changed her mind, she was very sorry she won that one. She also tried very hard to get it overturned. Until she died (RIP!!). They'll be overturned. It's going to be up to the States. And many States already have the ban. They're ready.
All children, born and unborn, are made in the holy image of God. We are all united by our faith in our Creator and our firm knowledge that we are all equal in His eyes. Born & unborn! twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1093515396580237312 [twitter.com]
(Score: 2, Informative) by MostCynical on Saturday February 09 2019, @06:29AM
-1 depressing, for pointing out what the Orange One is doing..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex