Population, Economy and Becoming Parents: Reproduction Needs Survival First

This article examines the philosophical relationship between population growth, economic structure, and the ethical responsibility of becoming parents. It argues that reproduction is not merely a matter of personal desire but is grounded in a more fundamental principle of survival. Nature prioritizes existence before continuation. When reproduction occurs without securing survival—biological, economic, and psychological—it risks generating instability at both personal and societal levels. The paper proposes that conscious parenthood requires survival first, responsibility second, and only then reproduction.