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There is a political aspect to this. Part of the abortion debate is the concept of viability. Some, not all but some, of those backing this research want to p
by sandworm101 2y ago
There is a political aspect to this. Part of the abortion debate is the concept of viability. Some, not all but some, of those backing this research want to push back the date of viability to as early as possible as doing so will be ammunition in the personhood debate. So while some describe this as an attempt to keep premature babies alive, other see this as a fight to define viable personhood as early as possible in order to place further limits on abortion.
- sharlos201068 2y agoIf a person can have a fetus removed from their body without invasive or dangerous surgery and still have it survive, I don't see too many ethical issues with limits on abortion where it's more than just a small clump of cells. The whole issue with restricting abortion is no one is entitled to the use of my body, even if they need it to live. However if they don't require another person's body and could instead survive outside the body, I think abortion becomes morally worse than allowing it to come to term in an artificial womb.