Increasing numbers of research teams are investigating the feasibility of developing artificial
amnion and placenta technology (AAPT), commonly referred to as “artificial womb …

Background Breakthroughs in animal studies make the topic of human application of
ectogenesis for medical and non-medical purposes more relevant than ever before. While …

China's birth rates hit a record low in 2021. The high demand for having children has
spawned a massive market for surrogacy, which, however, is a dilemma in China involving a …

This paper calls for the development of a method of ectogestation as an emancipatory
intervention for women. I argue that ectogestation would have a dual social benefit: first, by …

The extremely difficult circumstances that fertility patients find themselves in force them to
reconcile with acute losses and profound uncertainties. Sometimes what hurts the most is …

This paper aims to problematize pregnancy and support the development of a safe
alternative method of gestation. Our arguments engage with the health risks of gestation and …

There are increasing pressures for bioethics to emphasise 'translation'. Against this
backdrop, we defend 'speculative bioethics'. We explore speculation as an important tool …

Only women can bear the burdens of gestating fetuses. That fact, I suggest, bears on the
morality of abortion. To illustrate and explain this point, I frame my discussion around Judith …

Uterine transplantation is an experimental procedure currently available only to cisgender
women recipients suffering from absolute uterine factor infertility. Clinicians, researchers …

In the paper Assisted Gestative Technologies, Elizabeth Chloe Romanis advocates for the
creation of a new category, which includes technological interventions that allow 'persons …