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Artificial Womb
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 Babies
Growing
Outside
the
Womb
Artificial wombs are mechanisms that are used to
grow an embryo outside of the body of a female.
Could this be the future of reproduction for humans?
Scientists at Cornell University have grown mice
embryos in man-made, bubble shaped wombs.
This technology could bring hope to
parents who before could not have children. It could
also open the door for mothers to choose to have
their babies outside their bodies, to avoid the
stress of childbirth.
If and when artificial wombs become
available, they are sure to be controversial. What
are the moral and ethical implications of artificial
wombs? What effect would being developed outside the
womb have on the child?
More links on artificial
wombs:
Potential for
controversy - Wikipedia
From fetus to full term
- without a mother's touch - Ainsley Newson Times
Newspapers Ltd.
Artificial wombs here by
2010, researchers claim - By Dick Pelletier
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Womb On A
Chip
Teruo Fujii of the University of Tokyo in
Japan and his colleagues are building a microfluidic chip
to nurture the first stages of pregnancy. They hope,
eventually, to create a fully automated artificial uterus
in which egg and sperm are fed in at one end and an early
embryo comes out the other, ready for implanting in a real
mother. They say using such a device could improve the
success rate of IVF.
Artificial
Wombs - Will we grow babies outside their mothers’ bodies?
Bioethicists worry that
another subset of women will employ fake wombs for
convenience, to avoid stretch marks and weight gain or to
prolong Hollywood careers. Some radical feminists see the
man-made uteruses as a way not just to free women from
pregnancy but to rid the human race of females completely.
If sufficient ova were banked, they say, men could have an
artificial womb surgically implanted and bear children
themselves.
Will Science
Trump Politics in Resolving Abortion Debate?
Discussion of ectogenesis — growing an
embryo outside the mother's womb — may sound wildly
futuristic. But a few years ago, cloning and genetic
modification seemed impossible.
Artificial
Wombs, Could this bold science become reality?
Some see the artificial
womb as a triumph of modern science – others see it as the
ultimate human folly. Only time will tell which of these
views are correct, as we get ready to enjoy this
awe-inspiring and incredible future.
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