Ep 825 | Dystopia Update: Synthetic Embryos, Frozen Brothers & Rented Wombs | Guest: Libby Emmons

Today we’re joined by Libby Emmons, editor in chief of the the The Post Millennial, to discuss more stories from IVF and surrogacy dystopia. First, we cover the first-ever creation of synthetic human embryos using stem cells in what scientists from the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology call a groundbreaking advance that sidesteps the need for eggs or sperm. This obviously raises endless ethical and existential questions about humanity and purpose, and we look at some of the many problems that could arise from such "advances." We look at a TikTok of an adult born from IVF who claims she's curious about gestating her "twin," as well as all the questions that come along with that. With the advancement of technology in reproduction, the question is no longer "can we?" but "should we?" We cover a few other horrifying stories of surrogacy and IVF, which all show the truth that the goal tends to be adult personal desire rather than the well-being of the created children. We look again at the difference between surrogacy/IVF and adoption, which are often wrongly conflated. Then we discuss a study indicating an increase in women going through IVF in hopes of purposely becoming single mothers and look at the many cases of surrogacy eliminating bodily autonomy despite abortion activists being so pro-surrogacy.

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Timecodes:

(01:17) Creating synthetic human embryos

(24:29) How to address these issues societally

(29:30) Grown-up IVF baby wants to implant brother

(43:10) Difference between surrogacy/IVF and adoption

(45:09) Single mothers on purpose / sperm selling

(54:25) “Maternity” surrogate photo shoot

(01:00:23) Lance Bass

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Links:

The Guardian: "Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance

Daily Mail: "Rise of the single mother: Number seeking to get pregnant through IVF soars 44% in wake of Covid - amid boom in egg-freezing rates" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12210919/Number-single-women-trying-pregnant-IVF-soars-44.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline

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Relevant Episodes:

Ep 756 | Dystopia Update: Brain-Dead Surrogates? | Guest: Libby Emmons https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-756-dystopia-update-brain-dead-surrogates-guest/id1359249098?i=1000600051865

Ep 554 | IVF, Embryo Adoption, & Surrogacy: Answering the Hard Questions | Guest: Jennifer Lahl https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-554-ivf-embryo-adoption-surrogacy-answering-the/id1359249098?i=1000549207733

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