ectogenesis
Noun
The development of an organism in an artificial environment outside the body in which it naturally grows.
Usage- Uncountable
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If reproductive technology could offer some form of ectogenesis, would feminists regard it as a liberating reproductive option?
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Complete ectogenesis is already excluded. Partial ectogenesis is the continued development of an already generated human being in an artificial womb after transfer from a maternal womb.
Ectogenesis is a genesis “outside” the maternal body. The “outside” can be artificial (machine), which I address in this chapter, or another bodily environment (man or animal), which I will address in the next chapter.