Arguments Against The Ectogenesis Theory

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what happens to one’s body is one thing; freedom to insist on death of a being that is capable of living outside one’s body is another…” I agree with Maureen Sander-Staudt on the fact that Ectogenesis may prove to be risky and not in the best interest of the undeveloped human. Ectogenesis may place a risk “the child’s physical and emotional development.”
My theory against the use of artificial wombs also falls in stark contradiction with John Stuart Mill theory of Utilitarianism. The overall benefits of Ectogenesis would benefit a great number of the majority of the word including those who suffer from infertility, and women at risk for miscarriages. Not to mention the relief that would be felt from the right to life organization that passionately

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