True Friends
an everyday ethics podcast where two true friends discuss the complexities of the everyday decisions we all have to make. From beauty standards to politics, we’re bringing you our hot takes on modern debates and arguing the way only true friends do.
True Friends
Episode 1: Is my pregnant friend problematic?
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Kate Vancil & Elizabeth Bradshaw
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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Kate and EB discuss whether it is ethical to bring a baby into this dark world, and it gets personal! We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of having a baby in 2025.
Sources:
- Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism (Berg 2024)
- Ethical, environmental, and political concerns about climate change affect reproductive choices, finds study (University College London, 2023)
- The "unethical" myth about having children (Emba, 2025)
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