B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal
Ectogestation for men : why aren't we talking about it?
Authors: Räsänen Joona
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Journal of Medical Ethics
Journal name in source: Journal of medical ethics
Journal acronym: J Med Ethics
ISSN: 0306-6800
eISSN: 1473-4257
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110128(external)
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2024-110128(external)
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/454688083(external)
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.
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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.
