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Pros And Cons Of Artificial Wombs

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Throughout the existence of the artificial womb, there has been multiple debates on whether or not they should be used. In these debates, the benefits and drawbacks of ectogenesis (the use of artificial wombs) have been discussed and there has yet to be a decision made on whether or not it should be an option for humans to use artificial wombs.
Ectogenesis began when researchers announced they successfully managed to keep a premature lamb alive and growing inside of an artificial womb. This process took four weeks and involved keeping the premature lamb in a clear plastic extra-uterine device (Mangu-Ward, paragraph 1). According to the researchers, this device looks very similar to a large plastic ziploc bag that is hooked up to monitors …show more content…

In 2003, Pro-Choice America held a meeting in Washington D.C. to celebrate the thirteenth anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. While meeting at this celebratory event, they expressed their beliefs on the use of artificial wombs. The abortion rights group Pro-Choice America made a warning that women's rights are in danger and the use of artificial wombs will prohibit them from being able to choose whether or not they would want to abort their child (Zimmerman, paragraph 1). With the use of artificial wombs, an unwanted fetus could be removed from a woman and placed into an ectogenesis chamber to continue to live, grow, and be adopted later, rather than being aborted. This could be considered as an invasion of a woman’s privacy as her initial plan is to have the baby aborted, but instead, the baby is placed in the ectogenesis chamber (Zimmerman, paragraph 9). In addition to those who are pro-choice, those who are pro-life are also skeptical of the use of artificial wombs as they believe it is an “unnatural and dehumanizing” procedure (Zimmerman, paragraph 10). While the abortion rights group Pro-Choice America have expressed these beliefs on ectogenesis at the celebratory dinner in Washington D.C., they are choosing to ignore the possibility that the use of artificial wombs may become a reality. If and when

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