Should making the artificial womb commercially available be a top priority of science?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[Screenwriter]

Though I've always thought this is an interesting science-fiction, a womb will still have to have human eggs and sperm that form a person living in it.

It drags up all kinds of "who's responsible for raising this child issues," if the fetus living in the womb does not have parents waiting for it on the birth end. Loads of heavy ethical issues.

The top priorities of science are how to cure longtime diseases that have plagued humans, such as malaria, TB, now, the Corona virus, the fucking common cold!!! The flu. Just the few named kill hundreds of millions of young people, especially children, per year. We have no cure for HIV and AIDS yet.

Chronic illnesses and lingering sicknesses, such as Sickle Cell Anemia should be top priorities for scientific endeavor and making the world a better place to live in the face of climate change. Adaptation and wellness are top scientific priorities.

And not just for ourselves, but for all the animals we share this planet with and all the plants too. We all need each other to live in balance.

[CozyCoffin]

"Global birth rates are projected to drop below replacement soon" So, there's still billions of people. It's not as though we're lacking. Opportunities for doomsday abound. We could be wiped out by a catastrophic asteroid strike, worldwide or regional nuclear war and the devastation after, man-made or natural plague, etc. The end of humanity is more likely to be brought with numerous factors. We aren't special in the grand scheme of things.

[Lionman95]

I would say no because the risk of developing humans in an artifical womb are not be forgotten. What many people seem to overlook of people being naturally is that there is a deep connection between mother and child. If you take that away you have humans that might be completely independent also in a way that they don´t care about other humans at all.
It could therefore make everything harder.

[strateguy632]

yes. people want and can't. also we should feed many abortions to the long lines of adoption at least until they 'catch up' to demand.

[jshm2]

There is no commercial viability for an "artificial womb".

[LiamJHayden]

Is the market large enough to warrant the expense?

[BoopBoopBeep]

We're not lacking for people.

[Asker]

Global birth rates are projected to drop below replacement soon

[BoopBoopBeep]

Here's to hoping

[boggboss]

No I wouldn't say it should