Assisted reproduction and surrogacy are sold as a triumph over biology. However, beneath that layer of freedom lies a market where the child is a product under contract, motherhood is a service, and the father is a consumer. The human lineage is negotiated in a catalog, and the womb is rented without a soul, regressing to a logic of boundless desires.
Technology as a tool, not a life factory 🧬
Advances in in vitro fertilization and genetic editing allow us to overcome medical obstacles. But when these tools are used to design offspring with specific attributes, a line is crossed. The technique should serve to heal, not to create a market where the embryo is selected like an appliance. Science applied without ethics turns the desire to be a parent into a commercial transaction that empties the act of gestation of meaning.
Rent a womb, take home a baby on sale 💸
Soon we will see ads like: womb in good condition, three cycles of use, ideal for couples in a hurry. The business is growing so much that they will even offer a money-back guarantee if the product does not meet expectations. The most ironic thing is that while we free the womb, we chain the child to a contract. Perhaps the next step will be a subscription service: pay 12 months and receive a child with software updates.