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Man sues parents for being born

A man in India is unhappy that he was born. He did not want to be born. He is __(1)__ his parents because they did not ask him if he wanted to be born. The man lives in the city of Mumbai. His name is Raphael Samuel and he is 27 years old. He is suing his parents for giving birth to him without his __(2)__. Mr Samuel calls __(3)__ an anti-natalist. This is someone who believes in a philosophy called anti-natalism. This philosophy puts a negative value on birth. Anti-natalists believe that people should try not to have children. They believe that having children is __(4)__ wrong. They believe that the world is a better place with __(5)__ children in it. China's one-child policy was a result of anti-natalism.

Raphael Samuel has posted a video on YouTube explaining why he wants to sue his parents. The video has gone __(6)__. In the video, Mr Samuel answers questions from his followers and from reporters. He said: "I want everyone in India and the world to __(7)__ one thing - that they are born without their consent. I want them to understand that they do not __(8)__ their parents anything. If we are born without our consent, we should be maintained for our life. We should be paid by our parents to live." He added: "I love my parents...but they had me for __(9)__ joy and their pleasure." Samuel's mother said she would __(10)__ fault if her son could explain how she could have asked for his consent to be born.

forrás: breakingnewsenglish.com
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1 - sewing / suing / sowing
2 - consent / content / constant
3 - him / himself / hisself
4 - morally / mutually / moral
5 - fewer / less / fever
6 - virus / viral / wrong
7 - realise / rationalise / underestimate
8 - own / worth / owe
9 - they're / their / there
10 - except / accept / expect