ARTIFICIAL WOMB

Prepared by: John Ernest J. Bunuan

 ORIGIN

The term was coined by British scientist J.B.S. Haldane in 1924.

Ectogenesis
is the growth of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body
in which it would normally be found, such as the growth of an embryo or
fetus outside the mother's body, or the growth of bacteria outside the body
of a host.
 ARTIFICIAL
WOMB
A major advancement in pioneering technology based
around the use of an artificial womb to save extremely
premature babies is being hailed as a medical and
biotechnological breakthrough
 Procedure
● Every heartbeat, kick, and moment of a fetus’s life could be
carefully monitored from zygote to the moment the baby
takes its first breath of air.

● Every nutrient the fetus gets would be measured, every

movement it makes would be filmed, every heartbeat would
be analyzed for proper timing
 Goals
● To follow the recent success of the world's first uterus
transplant, scientists are pursuing the new frontier of the
bioengineered womb.

● To become a viable option for women who lose a uterus to

cancer, are born without a uterus, or who are unable to
conceive or carry due to uterine defects or anomalies.

● To provide another alternative that may make the

process safer for mothers and fetuses
 The benefits of Artificial
Womb

● Removing women from the medical risks of childbirth

● Providing what may be a safer environment for endangered
fetuses and premature babies.
● The fetuses from abortion procedures may continue to grow
to fully developed humans.
● The acceptance of this technology would allow homosexual
couples and single men to have children without the use of
surrogate mothers.
 ISSUES

FEMINIST
SCIENCE CONCERNS

Scientists who
believe it can help
mothers avoid the
medical dangers of
childbirth
A fight between
feminists who don’t
want to “hand over
women’s sacred
birthing ability to
science”
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