I have recently had a conversation with a person who is an anti-natalist.  and I have some great sympathy for that position.  Anti-natalism wants birth to happen only when all control of avoidable suffering is realized.  Child torture in other countries, hunger eradicated,  peace ensured.
but they miss the point.  Here is the truth:

life is better than death.  A person SHOULD take the time to plan and prepare for children.  As actual sentient beings, our goal should be to reduce suffering, extend life, and build better things for the present and the future.  If people as smart and caring as you appear to be never have children, then the only children who will get born are the ones born to irresponsible knuckleheads.  Who will teach these new children?  Who will show them an example of a better life when their natural families won’t?  The best and the brightest of our communities have the greatest responsibility to procreate, because by caring and teaching THEIR children, other children can see what is possible and be reached by another caring person who has learned how from their parents.