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Double In Utero Electroporation to Target Temporally and Spatially Separated Cell Populations
Published on: June 14, 2020
Unique benefits of ectogenesis outweigh potential harms
1Bioethics and Health Humanities, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract:
This article will consider some of the ethical issues concerning ectogenesis technology, including possible misuse, social harms and safety risks. The article discusses three common objections to ectogenesis, namely that artificial gestation transgresses nature, risks promoting cloning and genetic engineering of offspring, and would lead to the commodification of children. Counterbalancing these concerns are an appeal to women's rights, reproductive autonomy, and the rights of the infertile to access appropriate assisted reproductive technologies. The article concludes that the unique benefits of promoting the development of ectogenesis technology to prospective parents and children, outweigh any potential harms.
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