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Ectogenesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ectogenesis (from the Greek ecto , "outer," and genesis ) is the creation of mammalian life outside the uterus. Ectogenesis nominally refers to the complete artificial creation of life, as descri...
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Ectogenesis involves providing an apparatus that generates an artificial environment -- external to the woman's womb -- where the fetus can develop until it is ready to breath on its own. These devices are commonly called "artificial wombs." Some have been built for use on animals.
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Ectogenesis is the development of an organism in an artificial environment and when it comes to humans, it is no longer something out of Aldous Huxley's ...
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Ectogenesis: Artificial Womb Technology and the Future of Human Reproduction from Ethics & Medicine provided by Find Articles at BNET ... Ectogenesis: Artificial Womb Technology and the Future of Human Reproduction Scott Gelfand and John R. Shook, Editors. New York: Rodolpi B.V., 2006. ISBN-10: 90-420-20814;
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Scientific advancements in neonatal medicine may one day lead to the development of a fetus outside the womb.
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But, however serious the political threat to Roe, the speakers missed a technological threat that could be greater still: ectogenesis. Better known as the artificial womb, ectogenesis is the process by which a fetus gestates in an environment external to the mother.
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Abortion vs Ectogenesis; December 14, 2009 - 08:03 AM ... Maybe woman feels ectogenesis threaten to unveil her irresponsibility, therefore she does not want the unborn child left out alive no matter if ectogenesis is a successful option. However, I really do believe every individual, includes unborn infant at all...
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A scary possibility is that ectogenesis may occur. Ectogenesis is the development of an embryo or embryonic tissue in vitro or within an artificial environment (CancerWeb). Therefore, the term 'test tube' babies may indeed become a reality.
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2. If insurance covered ectogenesis, what fraction of mothers would still opt for a traditional pregnancy? ... 3. How much do you think the availability of ectogenesis would affect family size? ... $10,000 seems a pretty cheap price to pay--though I'd add that I bet ectogenesis would cost a lot more than that.
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John R. Shook (Eds.) (Author) "Ectogenesis" is defined by Webster's as: "Development of a mammalian embryo in an artificial environment."1..." (more); Key Phrases: ectogenetic technology, vitro fetus, caring legislators, New York, United States, Peter Singer (more...)
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