Subjects of ectogenesis: are ‘gestatelings’ fetuses, newborns or neither?

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Subjects of ectogenesis-human beings that are developing in artificial wombs (AWs)-share the same moral status as newborns. To demonstrate this, I defend two claims. First, subjects of partial ectogenesis-those that develop in utero for a time before being transferred to AWs-are newborns (in the full sense of the word). Second, subjects of complete ectogenesis-those who develop in AWs entirely-share the same...

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