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Ectogestation for men: why aren't we talking about it?
  1. Joona Räsänen
  1. Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science & Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
  1. Correspondence to Dr Joona Räsänen, Department of Philosophy, Contemporary History and Political Science & Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; joona.rasanen{at}utu.fi

Abstract

Andrea Bidoli argues that ectogestation could be seen as an emancipatory intervention for women. Specifically, she claims that ectogestation would create unique conditions to reevaluate one’s reproductive preference, address certain specific negative social implications of gestation and childbirth, and that it is unfair to hold ectogestation to a higher standard than other innovations such as modern contraceptives and non-medical egg freezing. In this commentary, I claim that Bidoli—like so many others—unjustly bypasses men and their reproductive desires. For a long time, the discussion of the ethics of ectogenesis has focused on women and their reproductive liberation. However, since in many countries, an increasing number of men in reproductive age face difficulties in finding a partner and lack access to other forms of assisted reproduction, it is men who need ectogestation the most.

  • Ethics- Medical
  • Feminism
  • Public Policy
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Women's rights

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Footnotes

  • Correction notice The article has been corrected since it was published online. The funding statement was missing which has been reinstated now.

  • Contributors I am the sole author of this work.

  • Funding This study was funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant agreement No. 101081293.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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