Is it a case of we're sliding into things that might not go well? Or we're actually looking at a tool that might take a lot of reproductive rights away from women in the near future? I think that context is incredibly important here. And I want to be careful because I also think that you know, a technology that could help save the lives of wanted, extremely pre-term babies and that also could be used for pregnant people.
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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