Sarah Conly argues that at present we do not have the right to have more than one child. We do not need to have more than one to live a good life, and having more than one when we are at risk of depleting our environmental resources is simply too dangerous to others.

Chapter I: The Problem ; Chapter II: The Right to Have Children-Part One ; Chapter III: The Right to Have Children-Part Two ; Chapter IV: Sanctions ; Chapter V: The Future ; Chapter VI: Unexpected Consequences ; Chapter VII: Conclusion: What and When ; Index

"This book is a highly valuable contribution to practical philosophy. It gets a hugely important topic on the table in a serious way without compromising readability. If you are looking for an engaging and provocative addition to your personal library, or for your ethics or political philosophy courses, I highly recommend this book." -- Jason Marsh, Journal of Moral Philosophy "Sarah Conly's book tackles an urgent, under-discussed topic: Is having children an unlimited, personal right? Or is this view no longer tenable in an era of vast increases in human population? Professor Conly rejects unlimited procreation rights and defends a one child per family limit as a moral imperative and perhaps as a legal requirement. This very fine book is clearly written, thorough in its treatment of the issues, and very fair to the opposing views."--Stephen Nathanson, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Northeastern University "...this is a well-crafted book on a very important topic...It is probably laypersons and undergraduate students who will benefit the most from reading this book." -- Metapsychology Online Reviews "One Child is hard to resist. Conly starts from a well-developed empirical basis--multiply-sourced news about the devastation we court, but which she deploys modestly...Lucid, engaging, and empirically saturated...These discussions are wholly pertinent and quite well done." -- Philosophers' Magazine

Selling point: Argues that we have the right to one, and only one, child Selling point: Examines the environmental costs of reproduction Selling point: Proposes that some instances of governmental control over reproduction are acceptable

Selling point: Argues that we have the right to one, and only one, child Selling point: Examines the environmental costs of reproduction Selling point: Proposes that some instances of governmental control over reproduction are acceptable