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Unique benefits of ectogenesis outweigh potential harms

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posted on 2019-01-01, 00:00 authored by Yvette Kendal
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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Journal

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences

Volume

3

Issue

6

Pagination

719 - 722

Publisher

Portland Press

Location

London, Eng.

ISSN

2397-8554

eISSN

2397-8562

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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