{"id":13124,"date":"2014-12-14T23:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T07:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13124"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T18:38:44","slug":"womb-transplant-babies-a-preliminary-exploration-of-recent-biomedical-advances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13124","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Womb Transplant Babies&#8221;: A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Biomedical Advances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paige Comstock Cunningham<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dignitas.jpg\" alt=\"Dignitas\" class=\"wp-image-15738\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dignitas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>In September 2014, a little boy named Vincent was born prematurely, but healthy. While such a birth would usually attract the attention of family and friends, baby Vincent\u2019s arrival made world news. He is the world\u2019s first \u201cwomb transplant baby.\u201d Like Louise Brown, Vincent is marked for history. Weeks after Vincent\u2019s birth, two more women gave birth to boys, this time each mother carrying her child in the same womb in which she herself was gestated. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. . . This essay explores some of the research and issues raised by uterus transplantation. As is appropriate for an emerging biomedical technology, we approach these new developments with caution. My conclusions are preliminary. While I address some of the arguments pro and con, I will merely suggest some of the theological and biblical themes. These merit a lengthier treatment and charitable dialogue with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cunningham PC.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbhd.org\/dignitas-articles\/womb-transplant-babies-a-preliminary-exploration-of-recent-biomedical-advances\"> &#8220;Womb Transplant Babies&#8221;: A Preliminary Exploration of Recent Biomedical Advances.<\/a> Dignitas. 2014 Winter;21(4):4-14. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paige Comstock Cunningham ExtractIn September 2014, a little boy named Vincent was born prematurely, but healthy. While such a birth would usually attract the attention of family and friends, baby Vincent\u2019s arrival made world news. He is the world\u2019s first \u201cwomb transplant baby.\u201d Like Louise Brown, Vincent is marked for history. 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