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A review by ptrmsschrs
Every Cradle is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide by Sarah Perry
4.0
excellent introduction to suicide and antinatalism
Before I had finished this book, I thought it was written by a Professor in philosophy or ethics from some fancy University. Imagine my surprise when the author turns out to be "a housewife in San Antonio, Texas". Apparently she has a blog too, which, I'm sorry to say, I haven't read yet.
The author's credentials aside, this is an excellent introduction to the ethical side of suicide and creating new life. I was particularly impressed with Mrs. Perry's arguments pro-suicide, which doesn't mean that we shouldn't help people who are in emotional or physical pain, but which does allow each individual the decision about the value (meaning, happiness, or whatever you like to call it) of their own lives and if a person decides it would be better for him/her to end life, then society should provide the means for it. I realize that this isn't a particularly popular idea, but it is definitely worth thinking about. And the author certainly gives us plenty of things to think about.
P.S. But please change that hideous cover of the book (a painting by the late Dr. Kevorkian).
Before I had finished this book, I thought it was written by a Professor in philosophy or ethics from some fancy University. Imagine my surprise when the author turns out to be "a housewife in San Antonio, Texas". Apparently she has a blog too, which, I'm sorry to say, I haven't read yet.
The author's credentials aside, this is an excellent introduction to the ethical side of suicide and creating new life. I was particularly impressed with Mrs. Perry's arguments pro-suicide, which doesn't mean that we shouldn't help people who are in emotional or physical pain, but which does allow each individual the decision about the value (meaning, happiness, or whatever you like to call it) of their own lives and if a person decides it would be better for him/her to end life, then society should provide the means for it. I realize that this isn't a particularly popular idea, but it is definitely worth thinking about. And the author certainly gives us plenty of things to think about.
P.S. But please change that hideous cover of the book (a painting by the late Dr. Kevorkian).