Intelligent Squared looks at the potential impact that artificial wombs could have on society. Claire Horn is a research fellow at Dalhouser University's Health Law Institute and she has spent a lot of time researching these issues. We tend to assume that technology will solve our problems, but maybe we need to solve our problems before we jump on board with new technologies.
As technology continues to advance, the once distant concept of growing a human fetus outside the womb is inching closer to reality. But with these advancements come myriad ethical, legal, and social questions that challenge our understanding of parenthood, abortion rights, and even personhood. To discuss these issues our host Helen Czerski is joined by Claire Horn, research fellow at Dalhousie University's Health Law Institute and author of Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth.
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