Would the Church approve of an Artificial Womb for babies that would otherwise be aborted?

[Holly3278]

Would an artificial womb for babies that would otherwise be aborted or thrown away be a moral alternative to abortion?

 

[Jonfolife]

In the book of job it talks about abortion it says we mortals are not like trees that can
Be cut down and later grow back in other words we cannot be re born it says that we must let our born live and get to experience a life we must give birth to them and not cut their life short

I hope this helps answer your question I do not thing artificial wombs is pro for what we Catholics believe in have a great day stay strong in your faith and listen so you can know and feel what is right pray to god and he will answer just have paitents

 

[losh14]

Would an artificial womb for babies that would otherwise be aborted or thrown away be a moral alternative to abortion?

I think only in the sense of a rescue - ie, it should not come into the calculation of the moral status of abortion. Abortion is the intent to murder, even if the baby survives, as sometimes happens.

A related question, would arson be a justifiable moral alternative to abortion - provided the clinics are empty, of course. Nah, nevermind that. Destruction of property isn’t the answer. We ought to respect the rights of all - including clinic doctors and owners. But then again I agree with the feminists and want equal rights for all women - born and unborn.

 

[Holly3278]

In the book of job it talks about abortion it says we mortals are not like trees that can
Be cut down and later grow back in other words we cannot be re born it says that we must let our born live and get to experience a life we must give birth to them and not cut their life short

I hope this helps answer your question I do not thing artificial wombs is pro for what we Catholics believe in have a great day stay strong in your faith and listen so you can know and feel what is right pray to god and he will answer just have paitents

Thanks! I agree with you that wanting to get rid of your child is not moral and that this should only be used as a rescue option.

I think only in the sense of a rescue - ie, it should not come into the calculation of the moral status of abortion. Abortion is the intent to murder, even if the baby survives, as sometimes happens.

A related question, would arson be a justifiable moral alternative to abortion - provided the clinics are empty, of course. Nah, nevermind that. Destruction of property isn’t the answer. We ought to respect the rights of all - including clinic doctors and owners. But then again I agree with the feminists and want equal rights for all women - born and unborn.

Thanks losh! I think I agree with this.

 

[Birdpreacher]

In the book of job it talks about abortion

cool reference, do you mind p(name removed by moderator)ointing it for me please?

 

[perro_sarnoso]

Would an artificial womb for babies that would otherwise be aborted or thrown away be a moral alternative to abortion?

Following the comment about Job…

Life begins at conception and conception in the womb. Fertilization outside of the womb(in vitro), and to use your example of “artificial wombs”- is creating a race of souless it’s- with natural existence only.
This, coupled with abortion, euthanasia, death penalty and any other form of terminating the human life, is what has made us the culture of death.

We have laws that protect and uphold the killing of human persons for the sake of expediency, control and power.

Throw in drugs, domestic violence, murder and moral ambiguity-and we are just ushering in the manifestation of the Antichrist .

Pray the rosary my friend …the Blessed Virgin Mary is the last sign of our times before the great Warning, permanent Miracle and the great Chastisment.

 

[Newbie2]

LOL, Holly, you stole this idea from me…I’ve posted this question quite a while ago in several threads.

But that’s OK, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, no?

I think it’s an excellent moral question. I think such a womb would not necessarily be rejected out of hand, if used for the purposes of “rescuing” frozen embryos. However, it is not difficult to imagine the uses for such a womb that would be morally objectionable (and probably more profitable, which usually is what drives the development of such technology).

My guess is that such technology would be preferentially used for surrogacy; instead of having to find a surrogate mother, couples would use IVF and AUG (Artificial Uterus Gestation*) which would free them from the “inconvenience”, the physical effects of pregnancy and post-birth women “issues”, and the legal entanglements of a surrogacy if the surrogate mother refuses to give up the baby.

Can you imagine situations where an AU was used to gestate a baby other than for embryo rescue? The recent one that comes to mind is the very bizarre situation where a Hollywood actor and his gay partner hired a surrogate mother to have a baby for them. Who donated the egg, I don’t recall and I don’t remember which of the “gay couple” was the male donor.

AUs would be taylor-made for situations like this, in a secular world…and that’s where the Church might have objections for the development of an AU in the first place, regardless of the good that could come from its use for embryo rescue.

Someday it will probably be successfully developed. It will be interesting to see the theological discussions that will take place.