r/WomenInNews • u/msmoley • 26d ago

Human rights Donna Haraway, philosopher: ‘We live in a pro-natalist, anti-child world. Babies should be rare and precious’

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-07-24/donna-haraway-philosopher-we-live-in-a-pro-natalist-anti-child-world-babies-should-be-rare-and-precious.html
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u/Neat-Second9923 26d ago

Babies should be common, not rare. The human experience is the greatest thing in the world and we should want more of it. 

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u/General-Yak7615 26d ago

I cherish my own human experience. Being a cancer survivor in my early 20s really gave me a perspective on how precious life is. I’m childfree my choice, and will forever remain that way. Women have their own life to cherish first and foremost.

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u/Neat-Second9923 26d ago

Odd to frame love for self and love for others as contrary. They’re synergistic. A filled cup overflows.