14 July 2026
Women and Children

It is often said that a woman has the freedom to decide whether or not to have children. However, this right, like any other right, is not absolute but relative. If women as a whole chose to stop having children, our species would eventually become extinct. Today, we are already facing a declining birth rate that poses a serious threat to the future of our society.

It is also commonly assumed that when a woman marries, she is willing to have children. Likewise, a husband may also wish to become a father. Unless the couple has agreed otherwise beforehand, it is difficult to argue that either spouse has the unilateral right to decide, independently of the other, whether or not to have children. Such a decision concerns both partners and is generally understood to require mutual agreement.