First baby born through womb transplant

Super Irish · October 04, 2014, 08:58:40 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29485996

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A woman in Sweden has given birth to a baby boy using a transplanted womb, in a medical first, doctors report. The 36-year-old mother, who was born without a uterus, received a donated womb from a friend in her 60s who had gone through menopause 7 years earlier.

So yeah, that's good news, and very interesting how even a womb can still be used from a donor who's gone through menopause (though I'm not very educated on that sorta thing, so it could be normal that the womb is completely unaffected by menopause).

But...on a complete spin on the news story, discuss how while that is great that it's easier to fix infertility and allow them to have children for those who want it, that ultimately there are too many people on this planet (or not, there's always at least two sides).

So yeah...talk about this medical marvel being exactly that, and the side-discussion I've added just because.

Magos Domina · October 04, 2014, 09:57:48 AM

Wow....

Mr. Psychologist · October 04, 2014, 07:05:50 PM

Holy shiet .-.

(Somewhat relevant)
It's funny, I spent a while researching the loopholes on human genetic experimentation in the UK and it's surprisingly lax <.<

They make the assumption that the only way to bring a baby into the world is with a mother's womb, well if you can transplant one... it's not too far-fetched to conceive (pun intended) of an artificial womb >.>

If someone makes one of those, then assuming that they haven't updated the law in the last few years... someone could sneakily and quickly breed glow in the dark human babies >.>

big sponge · October 04, 2014, 09:47:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 04, 2014, 07:05:50 PM

Holy shiet .-.

(Somewhat relevant)
It's funny, I spent a while researching the loopholes on human genetic experimentation in the UK and it's surprisingly lax <.<

They make the assumption that the only way to bring a baby into the world is with a mother's womb, well if you can transplant one... it's not too far-fetched to conceive (pun intended) of an artificial womb >.>

If someone makes one of those, then assuming that they haven't updated the law in the last few years... someone could sneakily and quickly breed glow in the dark human babies >.>

And what would you do with said glow in the dark babies?

Nascent Email · October 04, 2014, 10:01:49 PM

Quote from: Lord Commissar on October 04, 2014, 09:47:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 04, 2014, 07:05:50 PM
Holy shiet .-.

(Somewhat relevant)
It's funny, I spent a while researching the loopholes on human genetic experimentation in the UK and it's surprisingly lax <.<

They make the assumption that the only way to bring a baby into the world is with a mother's womb, well if you can transplant one... it's not too far-fetched to conceive (pun intended) of an artificial womb >.>

If someone makes one of those, then assuming that they haven't updated the law in the last few years... someone could sneakily and quickly breed glow in the dark human babies >.>

And what would you do with said glow in the dark babies?

Train them to work in search and rescue of course.

Super Irish · October 05, 2014, 06:54:46 AM

Quote from: Nuka on October 04, 2014, 11:43:56 PM

Womb transplant? That's kind of freaky.

I thought so too.

Who knows? In the far-away future, people who undergo a sex change could actually change sex and produce children, for want of a better description. (though I guess you'd have to modify it slightly, seeing as atm you'd need ovaries. Next scientific step would be to change sperm into eggs somehow).*

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Spoiler

Disclaimer: I don't need a disclaimer. Don't be offended by my lack of English skills which has me resorting to being very, very blunt.

velox · October 05, 2014, 07:59:14 AM

That's good news, as long as it won't lead to babies being grown artificially.

Even greater news for those who undergo sex changes.

It's like the transplant of any other organ, really. Be it a heart, a liver, a kidney, etc. I don't see anything wrong with it.

Juuzou · October 05, 2014, 01:52:06 PM

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gats · October 05, 2014, 05:21:33 PM

fuck her in her transplant pussy

lol im so sorry

Mordo · October 05, 2014, 06:45:33 PM

Science really has gone too far.

DAS B00T x2 · October 05, 2014, 06:56:42 PM

Interdasting...

Mr. Psychologist · October 05, 2014, 09:08:20 PM

Quote from: Lord Commissar on October 04, 2014, 09:47:15 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on October 04, 2014, 07:05:50 PM
Holy shiet .-.

(Somewhat relevant)
It's funny, I spent a while researching the loopholes on human genetic experimentation in the UK and it's surprisingly lax <.<

They make the assumption that the only way to bring a baby into the world is with a mother's womb, well if you can transplant one... it's not too far-fetched to conceive (pun intended) of an artificial womb >.>

If someone makes one of those, then assuming that they haven't updated the law in the last few years... someone could sneakily and quickly breed glow in the dark human babies >.>

And what would you do with said glow in the dark babies?

Some things are best left unsaid.

But it would certainly be a night to remember.