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From: bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Fetus Transplants
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Date: Tue, 26-Jul-83 01:36:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 26 01:36:02 1983
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I may be wrong, but I think "transplant" is not the right term here.
I think the egg is actually fertilized in vitro, ie. outside the womb
in a glass container.  Thus there is no transplant from the womb of the
genetic mother, but I could be wrong.

In this case, all your questions are meaningless.  Even if they
weren't, I don't understand what society has to do with the whole thing.
Since we are not destroying the fetus, anti-abortionist issues don't apply.

The real question is that of "host-mothering", and what the courts will
say about that.  It will shortly be the desire of a rich couple to hire a
poorer woman to bring the baby to term to avoid the risk to the rich
mother.  Nothing wrong with this in my book as long as all choices are
made in full knowledge of risks, but what will the courts say?

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	Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304