antinatalism

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ natalism.

Noun

antinatalism (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) A philosophical view that deems procreation as immoral.

   Antonym: natalism

   • 2015, Todd K. Shackelford, Ranald D. Hansen, The Evolution of Morality‎^[1], Springer, →ISBN, page 141:

     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).

   • 2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED‎^[2], archived from the original on 21 May 2025:

     Efilism, a form of antinatalism also linked to promortalism, gets its name by spelling “life” backwards.

Derived terms

• antinatalist

Translations

opposition to the increase in human population

• French: antinatalisme (fr) m
• German: Antinatalismus (de) m
• Hungarian: születésellenesség
• Polish: antynatalizm (pl) m
• Portuguese: antinatalismo m
• Russian: антинатали́зм (ru) m (antinatalízm)
• Spanish: antinatalismo (es) m
• Swedish: antinatalism c

See also

• efilism
• extinctionism
• promortalism
• VHEMT

Further reading

• antinatalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia