An artificial womb refers to a device or structure designed to simulate the conditions inside a natural womb. It aims to provide an environment where a baby can develop and grow outside the mother's body until it is ready for birth. Full definition
The concept of cloning may be disturbing to some viewers, especially when the replicas are depicted as living beings grown to adulthood in artificial wombs complete with mechanical umbilical cords. (parentpreviews.com)
The lead researcher on artificial womb technology insists that scientists will never push the limits of viability to the point where women's bodies are functionally replaced by technology, and human gestation becomes mechanized. (firstthings.com)
Pro-choice advocates were predictably concerned that the advent of artificial womb technology will have the «adverse» effect of humanizing the unborn. (firstthings.com)