A Brave New World of Human Reproduction

The Crux
By David Warmflash
Dec 14, 2016 12:37 AMNov 20, 2019 2:22 AM
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(Credit: Shutterstock) Advances in reproductive technology may radically change the options we have for starting a family. We’re not too far from fundamentally redefining what it means to start a family. Do you want to have children, but don’t have a partner? Do you want children with your partner, but it’s a same-sex relationship? Or perhaps you’re a woman who wants children without the burden of a 9-month pregnancy. You might opt for ectogenesis, or moving gestation to an artificial womb. Here's a glimpse of this brave new world of baby-making.

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