What is "antinatalism"

n. The philosophical position that asserts a negative value judgment towards birth.

Antinatalism or anti-natalism is a philosophical position that assigns a negative value to birth or claims that one should not reproduce. It stands in opposition to natalism. The French term "anti-natalisme" as a name for the position was probably used for the first time by Théophile de Giraud in his book “L'art de guillotiner les procreateurs: Manifeste anti-nataliste”, while the English term "anti-natalism" as a name for a position was probably used for the first time by David Benatar in his book “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence”.