What's your opinion on artificial womb? Is it possible to create a child outside of a woman body?

Question

I find these article intersting..

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,648024,00.html

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/futurebody/dc8d9371b1d75010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

So, is it possible? Can Men be single father (in the future) if they want to, without too much trouble?

Answer 1

I think they will be able to be "single father" in the future

but without too much trouble?? never - it is a lot of trouble to carry a baby for 9 months. I don't think men could handle that

best to leave this task for women - there are a lot of women willing to carry an embryo for money and for much cheaper than for the men to do it with help from science. The baby could not be born without a "C-section" which has some harm and risk to the infant, also to the father

Answer 2

It is already routinely done, and is called in vitro fertilization. But the fertilized egg is re-implanted into a woman's womb, that of either the mother or a surrogate. It's extremely difficult to otherwise provide the environment necessary to protect and nourish this little person through its 9 months of development. I don't know of any fundamental reason it couldn't be done. But you still need the egg and the sperm, just as for traditional fertilization.

Answer 3

You had alcohol in your blood surrogate. You might enjoy reading Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

-- An alpha