In what seems like a world far away and long ago, Shulamith Firestone published one of the
works that would become a treatise for a new generation. In The Dialectic of Sex, Firestone …

In this first statement of the ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law, the focus is on the pre-
implantation embryo. This embryo is owed respect as a symbol of future human life. The …

Both many critics of abortion and many defenders of abortion have suggested that artificial
wombs could end the abortion debate. If the fetus is removed from the uterus, women have …

Ethics is an essential dimension of newer reproductive technologies. In this rapidly evolving
field, there is a need for an ethical framework to guide both clinical practice and research. In …

Full ectogenesis as the complete externalization of human reproduction by bypassing the
bodily processes of gestation and childbirth can be considered the culmination of genetic …

Medical professionals now face a growing number of controversial issues involving human
reproduction. To illustrate the variety of issues, consider the following three scenarios. In the …

While artificial womb technology (ectogenesis) is currently being studied for the purpose of
improving neonatal care, I contend that this technology ought to be pursued as a means to …

Ectogenesis, or the use of an artificial womb to allow a foetus to develop, will likely become
a reality within a few decades, and could significantly affect the abortion debate. We first …

A few decades from now, it might become possible to gestate fetuses in artificial wombs.
Ectogestation as this is called, raises major legal and ethical issues, especially for abortion …

Significant scientific progress has been made toward artificial womb technology, which
would allow part of human gestation to occur outside the body. Bioethical and legal scholars …