Beyond Pregnancy: A Public Health Case for a Technological Alternative
Andrea Bidoli, Ezio Di Nucci
Abstract
This paper aims to problematize pregnancy and support the development of a safe alternative method of gestation. Our arguments engage with the health risks of gestation and childbirth, the value assigned to pregnancy, as well as social and medical attitudes toward women’s pain, especially in labor. We claim that the harm caused by pregnancy and childbirth provides a prima facie case in favor of prioritizing research on a method of extra corporeal gestation.
Topics & Concepts
ChildbirthHarmGestationPrima faciePregnancyPublic healthObstetricsValue (mathematics)MedicinePsychologyPolitical scienceNursingSocial psychologyLawBiologyGeneticsMachine learningComputer scienceReproductive Health and TechnologiesMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsReproductive Health and Contraception