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- Title
Ectogenesis: Capsula Mundi, Flower Baby, and Sacrificial Lamb.
- Authors
Horn, Claire
- Abstract
In this short article, I consider the mythologies of ectogenesis that have arisen in response to breakthroughs in scientific research on incubators from the 1880s to the present day. In particular, I interrogate contemporary claims that artificial womb technologies could one day replace abortion. I argue that these claims demonstrate a significant lack of attention to care and relationality during pregnancy. Finally, I propose that we can use the fantasy of ectogenesis in a different way, to imagine a new kind of future rather than replicating the narratives of the past.
- Subjects
ECTOGENESIS; RESEARCH; ARTIFICIAL uteruses; ABORTION; INCUBATORS
- Publication
Studies in the Maternal (Mamsie), 2020, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1759-0434
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.16995/sim.278