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Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children...

(143 Posts)
Hetty58 Tue 14-Mar-23 20:35:46

Oh deary me - if it works, there's no need for women then - we'll be redundant!

Galaxy Tue 14-Mar-23 20:21:18

They would need a surrogate. Obviously there are numerous ethical issues with surrogacy, which is why it is banned in some European countries.
If you read the article the possibility of this being replicated in humans in questioned by other scientists.

Sparklefizz Tue 14-Mar-23 20:17:06

But where in a man's body will the eggs grow into a baby? Am I missing something?

VioletSky Tue 14-Mar-23 19:45:25

That's not what I said GSM

If the resulting children were perfectly healthy, or at least subject to no more issues than usual.... what's the problem?

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 14-Mar-23 19:37:33

You can’t compare IVF with enabling men to have children VS. There would undoubtedly be issues for the children, who should be more important than a gay man’s desire to give birth.

VioletSky Tue 14-Mar-23 19:33:11

Why ban something that would allow gay couples to have biological children?

As long as there are no issues for the children I don't see a problem

People used to see "test tube babies" as something "wrong" yet couples who couldn't conceive are still having a chance at parenthood

BlueBelle Tue 14-Mar-23 19:23:13

‘Oh I could work harder with three arms’…. great let’s give everyone three arms
Bloody ridiculous
I too hope it’s banned

Grannyben Tue 14-Mar-23 19:20:28

I have to say, I'm another one who would hope it was banned.

maddyone Tue 14-Mar-23 18:45:46

Grantanow

No doubt some busybody will want to ban it.

I hope it is banned.

Patsy70 Tue 14-Mar-23 18:43:36

Words fail me. 😢

VioletSky Tue 14-Mar-23 18:21:57

I'm so angry about this

Furious

Why make it so men can procreate when us women could have got rid of the lot of them

BlueBelle Tue 14-Mar-23 18:18:32

Let’s change everything that’s normal…. because we can 😥

Sago Tue 14-Mar-23 18:14:17

While people are dying of cancer, MND and a whole host of other diseases.

Ilovecheese Tue 14-Mar-23 17:54:35

I suppose my worry is remembering Dolly the sheep who was a great success but who subsequently died very young. Can we really risk this happening to a human child?

Grantanow Tue 14-Mar-23 17:51:07

No doubt some busybody will want to ban it.

Forsythia Wed 08-Mar-23 19:51:12

What could possibly go wrong…..

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 08-Mar-23 19:49:47

Oh poor mice.

boheminan Wed 08-Mar-23 19:40:13

Oh brave new world