Anti-Natalist or Pro-Choice?

This was something I stumbled upon at the forums at the Jedi Temple (And here’s a link to the forum and topic, if anyone’s interested in seeing it for themselves.) This chap in particular started up the discussion by mentioning that he was against the idea of people deliberately reproducing.  Automatically, this would raise a red flag for anyone who supports the pro-choice ethics, which is that a woman should be able to have control over her reproductive rights, and that includes if she WANTS to have children.

Granted, I’m not personally too hot on the idea of having kids — I’d be more than happy to remain childless and, in my humble opinion, I do not understand people who actually DO want to have children.  But that’s my opinion, and I try to keep an attitude of ‘Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion’.  However, I was ultimately very intrigued by the REASONS this bloke gave for his anti-natalist stance, which were (and I swear to God, these are his words, not mine):

“It brings misery on the living and the unborn. Since the human race began, it has been a tool to oppress women. It forces life upon the unborn, and life is merely varying degrees of misery.”

His first point actually kind of struck me a bit close to home as a feminist.  His second is usually an argument that I use to defend myself when people harass me about wanting to remain childless, and, as twisted as it may sound, is also an argument I advocate in favor of abortion (though, admittedly, I only whip it out to counter the ultra-religious argument that ‘Abortion is throwing away God’s greatest gift’)

But it does beg the question: Where is the line?  Is it contradictory to be pro-choice and anti-natalist?  Do they complement or contradict each other, or possibly even mean the same thing, just from different points of view?  I put in my own two cents in the forum post at the Temple, but I seemed to be in the minority of understanding his viewpoint.  Most other members of the Temple seemed to think that the reasons he posted were incorrect, or at least a major exaggeration.

So, I put it to everyone here?  What do you think?