27-year-old wants to sue parents for giving birth to him without his consent

An Indian man told the BBC in an interview that he plans to sue his parents, believing it is wrong to bring children into the world due to a lifetime of suffering. Raphael Samuel believes in a philosophy known as anti-natalism, which argues that people should stop reproducing because life is full of misery. "There's no point to humanity,” Samuel told the network. "So many people are suffering. If humanity is extinct, Earth and animals would be happier. They'll certainly be better off. Also, no human will then suffer. Human existence is totally pointless." While an argument like that could cause endless fights in any family, Samuel says his parents, who are both lawyers, welcome the idea of a lawsuit. "She said that's fine but don't expect me to go easy on you. I will destroy you in court," Samuel said. In her own apparent statement, Kavita Karnad Samuel took to her son’s Facebook page, saying, ‘If Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault."The Samuels say they all do get along despite the possibility of the lawsuit, though no lawyers have decided to take up the case. When asked if he himself was unhappy about being born, Samuel said, "I wish I was not born. But it's not that I'm unhappy in my life. My life is good, but I'd rather not be here. You know, it's like there's a nice room, but I don't want to be in that room.”

An Indian man told the BBC in an interview that he plans to sue his parents, believing it is wrong to bring children into the world due to a lifetime of suffering.

Raphael Samuel believes in a philosophy known as anti-natalism, which argues that people should stop reproducing because life is full of misery.


"There's no point to humanity,” Samuel told the network. "So many people are suffering. If humanity is extinct, Earth and animals would be happier. They'll certainly be better off. Also, no human will then suffer. Human existence is totally pointless."

While an argument like that could cause endless fights in any family, Samuel says his parents, who are both lawyers, welcome the idea of a lawsuit.

"She said that's fine but don't expect me to go easy on you. I will destroy you in court," Samuel said.

In her own apparent statement, Kavita Karnad Samuel took to her son’s Facebook page, saying, ‘If Raphael could come up with a rational explanation as to how we could have sought his consent to be born, I will accept my fault."

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The Samuels say they all do get along despite the possibility of the lawsuit, though no lawyers have decided to take up the case.

When asked if he himself was unhappy about being born, Samuel said, "I wish I was not born. But it's not that I'm unhappy in my life. My life is good, but I'd rather not be here. You know, it's like there's a nice room, but I don't want to be in that room.”