Thinking of having a baby as the planet collapses? First, ask yourself 5 big ethical questions
- Written by: Craig Stanbury, PhD Candidate, Monash University
ShutterstockDo you want to have a baby? But, on a planet rocked by the climate crisis, ecosystem collapse, famine and poverty, is having one just adding to the problem – and therefore unethical?
I am a PhD Candidate at Monash Bioethics Centre, and I research the ethics of procreation in a time of climate change. I’ve found there’s...




















