Be Sterile and Subtract?

"May we live long and die out”—this is the motto of the “Voluntary Human Extinction Movement” (VHEMT). This movement exhorts people to make a voluntary choice not to reproduce (or not to give birth to any more children, if they already have children), with the stated goal of bringing about the eventual extinction of the human race. Instead of “Be fruitful and multiply” this group’s message to the human race is “Be sterile and subtract.” But wouldn’t it be better to give future generations of human beings the chance to live and love, even if this earthly life sometimes also involves loss and suffering?

This article can be read at www.wordonfire.org/articles/be-sterile-and-subtract/