Artificial Womb Technology and Its Implications

Dr. Amol Deo Chavhan, Nihal Chhetri

Abstract: Artificial womb technology happens to be one of the most path breaking scientific development in the history of mankind. This technology happens to be in its very initial stage and finds itself surrounded by many controversies with regards to its ethical and legal aspect. Feminist thinkers believe that this technology is going to change the course of human birth and is a great step towards a women?s empowerment. There are other radical thinkers who believe that this technology will bring in a storm with the commodification of babies. This papers dwells into the implication of artificial womb technology and its effect on human birth. The researcher has provided with some suggestions towards the end and believes that maybe it will help in the regulation of the technology and bring a watershed movement of change.

Keywords: Artificial womb technology, commodification, controversy