RE: In the future men will be able to carry children just like women
September 15, 2016 at 6:12 am
(This post was last modified: September 15, 2016 at 6:12 am by Alex K.)
(September 15, 2016 at 6:04 am)Arkilogue Wrote:(September 15, 2016 at 5:57 am)Alex K Wrote: Indeed, I expect that, yes. Parents will regularly visit and speak to their developing fetuses, they will leave recordings of their voice and heartbeats or even send them remotely when they are travelling. There will be a phone number, (or rather, IPv6 ) you can call to talk to your fetus any time. There will probably still be some disadvantages, though I expect many objections to be soon seen as mere nostalgia, just as some today have emotional objections to giving birth in hospitals rather than a home environment despite the medical risks, and remember the initial huge objections against in vitro fertilization which today simply noone wastes any time thinking about any more - the benefits of safety and always optimal sustenance (after all, a machine can at all points in time ensure at least an optimal nourishment and oxygenation etc., the fetus will be shielded from stress hormones if the mother is under severe duress) will at some point be judged to outweigh the deficits. Last but not least, mothers will at all times be able to undergo any medical treatments that they might need without the fear that the child might be affected.
All good points Alex, thanks.
Your point in favour of having babies develop in a mother's womb is not lost on me, I'm half describing what I find desirable, and half the direction I expect society to take. Where the line runs between those two for me personally, I'm not completely certain myself.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition