Births of the Future

Artificial Womb (1x3)

Air date: Apr 14, 2025

The artificial womb could redefine birth and parenthood. Designed to save very premature babies, it raises major ethical issues: fetal viability, the right to abortion, social equality and the redefinition of the mother-child bond. Will it offer greater freedom or accentuate inequalities? This episode explores the promises and pitfalls of a scientific breakthrough that concerns the whole of society.