Against adoption-based objections to procreation
Hill, Scott
Hill, Scott
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2024-08-21
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Children's rights,Morality,Parenthood
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Hill, S. (2024). ' Against Adoption-Based Objections to Procreation,' Pacific Philosophical Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/papq.12472.
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Many philosophers and members of the public think it is wrong to procreate. If one wants children, it is permissible to adopt. But procreation is allegedly impermissible because there is some respect in which adoption is better than procreation. There are two prominent variants of such objections. First, we have a duty to help others. Adopting a child from a poor country satisfies that duty. But procreation does not. Second, adding another person to a wealthy nation through procreation contributes to climate change. But adopting does not. I show that such objections are unsound. © 2024 University of Southern California and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
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Pacific Philosophical Quarterly
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0279-0750