The Artificial Womb on Trial
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Teresa Baron's 'The Artificial Womb on Trial' explores the ethical, research‑ethical, and philosophical issues raised by developing artificial womb technologies, focusing on questions about informed consent, animal and potential human trials, partial versus complete ectogenesis, and broader implications for abortion, parenthood, and procreation ethics.
The book analyzes contemporary scientific projects, the convergence argument for development pathways, and regulatory challenges.
Baron scrutinizes moral arguments for and against ectogenesis, including concerns about commodification, eugenics, equality, and bringing persons into existence for research.
She emphasizes the intertwined nature of scientific evidence and ethical assessment and calls for careful scrutiny of motivations and risks in reproductive innovation.
The work situates ectogenic research within the history of reproductive technologies like IVF and mitochondrial donation and asks hard questions about when and whether it is permissible to create people for research purposes.
The book analyzes contemporary scientific projects, the convergence argument for development pathways, and regulatory challenges.
Baron scrutinizes moral arguments for and against ectogenesis, including concerns about commodification, eugenics, equality, and bringing persons into existence for research.
She emphasizes the intertwined nature of scientific evidence and ethical assessment and calls for careful scrutiny of motivations and risks in reproductive innovation.
The work situates ectogenic research within the history of reproductive technologies like IVF and mitochondrial donation and asks hard questions about when and whether it is permissible to create people for research purposes.
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