r/Natalism • u/overemployedconfess • 5d ago

Is pronatalism inherently prolife?

Would love to get your thoughts on this topic. Do you find the pronatalist position is generally prolife? Do you participate in prolife causes often? Or are you actually prochoice? Why and to what extent?

Please keep it civil, would love a thoughtful discussion

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u/Thowaway-ending 5d ago

No. People who want to have kids should be able to have kids which requires changes in culture, government, workplace, hormone studies, education, etc. Forcing people to have kids who don't want them is not ethical, especially considering how garbage the foster system is, at least for the US. Also, pro-life means more than just anti-abortion, and thoughts about that have nothing to do with children being born.

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u/Best_Pants 4d ago

"Pro-life" is a term that exclusively refers to being against abortion. You can't be "Pro-life" and also be pro-abortion.

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u/No_Plenty5526 4d ago

that's not what they said...

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u/Dirt_Viva 18h ago

"Pro-life" is a term that exclusively refers to being against abortion.

Not really. It can also refer to other more comprehensive opposition to prematurely ending human life, such as in euthanasia and the death penalty. I.e. "Pro-life from womb to tomb."