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I think that most of your concerns will be prevented by external factors. We should realize that the artificial womb will not be the only advance in reproductive technology over the next couple of decades. There will certainly be advances in contraception, like the contraceptive vaccine for example, that will probably reduce the unexpected pregnancy rate quite dramatically, and thereby reduce the number of embryo/fetus transfers that will be sought. Now contraception is somewhat controversial within the pro-life movement, of course. However, there is no reason to believe that those who are not morally opposed to these new methods will not use them. And, of course, these are also the very people who seek abortions.

I think that, in the end, it will come down to the question of why abortion is legal in this country. Is it legal out of respect for a woman's supposed right to not be pregnant, or is it legal because we wish to enjoy the benefits of ridding our society of those who would burden it financially and socially? I don't know why you and other pro-choicers believe abortion should be legal, but according to the Supreme Court, it is legal to serve the bodily integrity rights of the woman. A transplant procedure utilizing an artificial womb would allow a woman to exercise those rights without harming the baby. That should be the end of the debate. Whatever problems we may encounter as a result of not exterminating our children, we'll just have to deal with.

Interesting... I take it you are so hardline on this as some of your fellow prolifers shall we say. It seems to me you belief as I do that abortion as wrong but you aren't so hardcore as to, shall we say, rake people over the coals? If you want me to take a position... I would agree with you that I think our society should deal with the problems of removing abortion of society and filling that with the burden of these parentless kids. I like to present this from angles.. in the sense that regardless of the moral highroad God instilled in us a choice.. to be sinners or not to be sinners.. to believe in him or not to believe in him.. that's the of beauty creation.. God doesn't need us to force people to be rightous. I think it's funny to listen some people talk and act like it's their duty to instill their morals into other people. God wants you to help him to help me understand him. If he wanted force God has more power than obviously any of us can imagine. I go on this tangent to mean only one thing. As far as abortion goes, if society can come with a solution(arfitfical womb) to prevent abortion there is no reason not to use it.. but until that is in place it is a God given right for man to sin and that's the way God wanted it.