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 …

Many people believe that the abortion debate will end when at some point in the future it will
be possible for fetuses to develop outside the womb. Ectogenesis, as this technology is …

Ectogestation involves the gestation of a fetus in an ex utero environment. The possibility of
this technology raises a significant question for the abortion debate: Does a woman's right to …

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 …

Joona Räsänen, in his article 'Ectogenesis, abortion and a right to the death of the fetus'(this
journal), has argued for the view that parents have a right to the death of the fetus. In this …

At some point in the future–perhaps within the next few decades–it will be possible for
foetuses to develop completely outside the womb. Ectogenesis, as this technology is called …

The contemporary philosophical literature on abortion primarily revolves around three
seemingly intractable debates, concerning the (1) moral status of the fetus,(2) scope of …

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 …

The potential benefits of an alternative to physical gestation are numerous. These include
providing reproductive options for prospective parents who are unable to establish or …

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 …