I’m not sure I subscribe to any form of utilitarianism, and I’m not sure what my view in population ethics is. But I am confident that the mere fact that a life would be below average well-being does not make adding it to the world a bad thing.
I see. And that IS relevant to my original question regarding family planning in settings with high child mortality.
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I’m not sure I subscribe to any form of utilitarianism, and I’m not sure what my view in population ethics is. But I am confident that the mere fact that a life would be below average well-being does not make adding it to the world a bad thing.
I see. And that IS relevant to my original question regarding family planning in settings with high child mortality.