Abstract
Background: The crisis of fewer children is a series of negative impacts brought by the decline of natural fertility rate. The trap of low fertility intention brought about by social development leads to the ineffectiveness of all measures to increase the willingness of young men and women to have children. The artificial fertility rate can be greatly increased by natural science technologies of sperm bank, egg bank, artificial insemination and artificial uterus in the production stage, as well as the management technologies of relevant institutions in the rearing stage. This kind of national fertility strategy is technically feasible, but ethically controversial. Objective: This paper tries to sort out the possible ethical criticism of the natural technology adopted by the national fertility strategy in the production stage and the management measures adopted in the rearing stage, and classifies them into several core categories. Then the specific ethical criticism clauses under the above core categories are analyzed one by one to see whether they are valid or can be avoided. Conclusion: Most of the ethical criticisms of the national fertility strategy are themselves untenable. Even if some ethical criticisms are valid, they can be avoided by restricting and regulating the application of natural technologies and management measures. At the same time, the national fertility strategy is of great significance to the survival of the nation, so it is worth advocating.
Highlights
Japan's population decline in 2020 is estimated at 420,000, surpassing the record high set in 2019 and marking the 11th consecutive year of decline
Ethical criticism at the stage of production should mainly be directed at the three natural technologies of egg bank, artificial insemination and artificial uterus
The national fertility policy ensures the population of a nation and provides enough high-quality population to promote the development and prosperity of the society
Summary
Japan's population decline in 2020 is estimated at 420,000, surpassing the record high set in 2019 and marking the 11th consecutive year of decline. [1] The reduction of children has brought great negative impact to all countries, and Japan even called it a national disaster. Many countries have introduced a lot of policies to deal with the crisis of fewer children, but the effect is not obvious. In view of this problem, this paper first discusses "the fertility trap of development" behind the crisis of fewer children. This paper demonstrates the technical and ethical feasibility of this kind of national fertility strategy. This paper concludes that the national fertility strategy is technically and ethically feasible, and is worth advocating in view of its great significance
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