The New California Republic wrote:Galloism wrote:This does bring us to the notion of artificial wombs. I always have a healthy bit of skepticism when the medical industry says something is "ten years away"...
However, the technology is progressing, and, as you say, it's only going to get better. What do we do, as a position, when we can extract the bundle of cells and grow it into a human in a really cool metal cylinder where they float buoyantly?
At least, I hope that's how we do it, as that would make the best dystopian/scientific documentary films.
Yup. It is probably one of the only things that is going to end the abortion debate once and for all, i.e. where it becomes a non-issue. However, even in that case there would still be the issue of who is going to take care of the many thousands of extra children...
Precisely why I am skeptical of the concept as something that will end the abortion debate. A significant proportion of abortions are done because the would-be parents are not in a position to be caregivers, and so in theory this would only lead to an even more bloated adoption system, which I'm sure people will agree isn't a good thing.