Will Artificial Wombs Increase or Decrease Abortions


First, it was the surrogate womb, the fetus developed in another woman. Inevitably, someone would start developing an artificial womb for the nine month development. Now, experiments are under way.

While the artificial womb will take several years to perfect, it seems like an idea that will happen. I would guess there are sources of money for the research and women's organizations are very supportive.

There are many circumstances where women's lives are at risk during pregnancy and delivery. This would reduce or eliminate that risk.

The social and political aspects are more fun to contemplate. What would happen to the practice of abortion. If the womb could be moved from one place to another, protesters would not know where the abortion was taking place and would have no one to shout prayers at.

And, there are more men than women who oppose abortion. If the man who impregnated a woman objected to her having an abortion, the woman could simply sign over ownership of the womb and fetus for him to take care of. Men could lose work and be saddled with staying home to take care of the fetus and baby. Would we see men becoming silent on abortion?

It is also possible we would see larger families.  The economics of having a baby would change because the mother would not miss as much work.

What about the issue of "nature" in Catholic theology? Would this be considered "natural?"

My guess is that because more babies mean more Catholics it would be approved as natural.




Comments

  1. Matt NoahDecember 29, 2019 at 6:31 PM

    This is such a trivial analysis of the potential effects of artificial wombs. I hesitate to add much to such a discussion but, I will.

    First, there are many wild assumptions stated as undisputed facts. There is nothing to indicate that more men than women oppose abortion. If there is, I challenge Jon to supply his source.

    Second, the idea of shouted prayers and battlefield tactics to target women is crazy. But crazy sells in this debate. Just look at the 2020 Presidential Democrat field. Not, THAT is crazy.

    Third, let's just look a few generations in to the future where NO woman actually gives birth. Evolution, and we know Jon believes in evolution, would deselect women from giving birth at all! Generations of women who don't give birth would probably results in women who don't ovulate, don't produce eggs, ... hence, no need for artificial wombs if one only has sperm.

    Well, then, it doesn't really matter. I believe it is 2031 when the world will end, according to Democrat superthinker AOC. Perhaps someone should tell AOC it is only fundamentalist Christians who give dates for when the world will end. Excuse my sarcasm.

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  2. tsmDecember 29, 2019 at 7:38 PM

    artificial wombs? Huxley's Brave New World anyone?

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    1. Matt NoahDecember 30, 2019 at 8:12 PM

      Science has no absolute truths or morals. Science is a tool.

      Just because something is possible does not make it right, moral, ethical or free from sin.

      Mankind needs moral clarity. Everything science is able to do needs first to be wrung through the filter of divine guidance, i.e. God. Some things will not emerge from the filter.

      Artificial wombs, i.e. wombs separate from the mother sure seem to be immoral.

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