In this critical perspective, I call for interdisciplinary feminist research to reclaim the subject of
artificial womb technology from anti-abortion discourse. In 2017, scientists announced the …

Liquid-based perinatal life support (PLS) technology will probably be applied in a first-in-
human study within the next decade. Research and development of PLS technology should …

A prototype artificial womb is anticipated to be ready for human trials within five years. This
technology departs from previous forms of neonatal care. Rather than treating the …

This essay explores the theological and anthropological significance of birth, in order to
discern what might be lost with the adoption of complete ectogestation (“artificial wombs”) …

This essay defends the asymmetry between the badness of spontaneous and induced
abortions in order to explain why anti-abortionists prioritize stopping induced abortions over …

Catholic thinkers generally agree that artificial womb technology (AWT) would be
permissible in cases of partial ectogenesis to assist severely premature infants, but there is …

Abstract This issue of Christian Bioethics explores theological, metaphysical, and ethical
questions surrounding emerging reproductive technologies. Narratives concerning such …

A growing body of scholarship argues that by disentangling gestation from the body, artificial
wombs will alter the relationship between men, women, and fetuses such that reproduction …

As strong as the ethical overview of artificial womb technology (AWT) by De Bie and
colleagues is (De Bie et al. 2023), it does not adequately address ethical considerations that …

This thesis is a critical legal, feminist intervention in the discourse on artificial wombs and
abortion. In 2016, embryologists grew human embryos in culture up to 13 days, ending the …