Thank you for letting me know Bob! The person who posted it on another forum is usually very good about fact checking things, so I didn't think to do it myself. This lets me know I still need to do that. I'm going to let her know it's fake news.
Well, it may not have happened yet, but gazing into the future, I would guess it's somewhere on the horizon. One can't ignore the legalities and ethics it may light the fuse to, but also in us reevaluating the intrinsic value of motherhood.
To expand on that a bit, I think it will introduce some legal standing into the abortion debate with regard to possibly changing the parental rights of the mother in that decision. Once an artificial womb contains a fertilized egg, does it now have the right to life that supersedes the decision of the mother that about half of the states allow, or will it change the timeline over when the fetus is viable? IDK.
What are the guarantees? What are the risks? Will insurance pay for this? How will churches view this? I think the temptation would be tremendous for some mothers who work outside the home, or enjoy having cocktails, or hiking, or are just not favoring all the demands it places on the human body.
I have no clue what part emotions play between a mother and the child during the time she is pregnant. How does a mother feel when she has another life growing inside of her? What does the growing fetus feel when it is inside the mother? Does the fetus sense her heartbeat or feel her love? Would her voice sound different to the growing baby if it's in a plastic bubble?
I can't help but think that reducing this to achievable mechanics may be applying clinical thinking to an innately and deeply personal experience. Perhaps I'm wrong.
