Full Idea
In the clumsy provision which nature has made for the perpetual renewal of animal life, ...no human being ever comes into the world but another human being is literally stretched on the rack for hours or day, not unfrequently issuing in death.
Gist of Idea
Nature makes childbirth a miserable experience, often leading to the death of the mother
Source
John Stuart Mill (Nature and Utility of Religion [1874], p.116)
Book Reference
'The Existence of God', ed/tr. Hick,John [Macmillan 1964], p.116
A Reaction
This is a very powerful example, which is rarely cited in modern discussions.