Is multigenerational space travel immoral?

According to a panel at SETICon 2012, the designs for multi-generational space ships are already in the works. However are there ethical problems with people bearing children who will never see Earth, and likely never set foot on a planet? Would they be robbed of any ability to determine their own fate? Or is it a moot point since had the circumstances been different, they might not have ever been born at all?

SelfMadeSoul, 04.03.2013, 14:35

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Michael Mansberg, 19.03.2013, 18:34

Couldn't a similar question be asked "Is it immoral for people in a place like, say, North Korea to bear children?". Or what about children who might have been born on ships full of pilgrims heading for the "new world" during the 1600s?

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Is multigenerational space travel immoral?

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