Not sure many are grasping how close we are to this actually happening..this is essentially describing Ectogenesis. That tech is almost ready, it's just waiting for the right moment in time ..which is coming!
The "demographic time bomb" shows birth rates ARE dropping to historic lows in most developed countries..by 2050 many are going to be in serious trouble with aging populations and not enough young people to sustain their economic systems.
Ignoring that the 'pods' in the film wouldn't be mobile eggs but plugged into banks of equipment in a laboratory setting this is almost a smiley face view of a future that glosses over many societal issues..but the premise of birth without needing a woman's womb is VERY real.
And as a woman's womb becomes effectively 'redundant' so does the whole abortion debate! Which was one of the key drivers in needing this technology in the first place..due to it artificially lowering birth rates to well below replacement level..
The film also conveniently skirts around the main ethical issues involved in this tech, that of Eugenics and buying babies made to a customers (aka parent) specifications, or creating humans for 'spare part' surgeries.
Humans as commodities to be bought and sold are called slaves, aren't they? Or do you intend to allow technology advances to redefine that? ..which also means redefining YOU and your "rights"
The "demographic time bomb" shows birth rates ARE dropping to historic lows in most developed countries..by 2050 many are going to be in serious trouble with aging populations and not enough young people to sustain their economic systems.
Ignoring that the 'pods' in the film wouldn't be mobile eggs but plugged into banks of equipment in a laboratory setting this is almost a smiley face view of a future that glosses over many societal issues..but the premise of birth without needing a woman's womb is VERY real.
And as a woman's womb becomes effectively 'redundant' so does the whole abortion debate! Which was one of the key drivers in needing this technology in the first place..due to it artificially lowering birth rates to well below replacement level..
The film also conveniently skirts around the main ethical issues involved in this tech, that of Eugenics and buying babies made to a customers (aka parent) specifications, or creating humans for 'spare part' surgeries.
Humans as commodities to be bought and sold are called slaves, aren't they? Or do you intend to allow technology advances to redefine that? ..which also means redefining YOU and your "rights"