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The End of a Billion-Year Journey: On Choosing Not to Reproduce

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Every living human being is the current embodiment of an unbroken genetic lineage extend-ing back to the earliest single-celled organisms on Earth. This essay explores the profoundbiological and philosophical implications of choosing not to have children—a decision whichmarks the voluntary end of a multi-billion-year continuum of life, information, and experi-ence.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15454045

Author: Sambey, Stanley Everett

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893256944

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