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Re:An artificial womb successfully grew baby sheep by xienze on Friday April 28, 2017 @10:00AM (#14219408)
Those are all habits that developed organically over centuries based on our desire to live and lead happy, fulfilling lifestyles.

This is a brand-new procedure that just a couple years ago would be written about in a sci-fi novel. Perhaps you can understand how someone might think it's a little strange.

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Re:An artificial womb successfully grew baby sheep by stanfordkid on Friday April 28, 2017 @10:18AM (#14219549)
We have no clue as to how various chemicals released by the mother affect the newborn psychologically. Would probably not be able to predict the effects for over 10-20 years.

I'm worried we might end up with sociopathic kids. It's been shown in many animals that the mother does not bond with the newborn without oxytocin release from childbirth.

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Re:An artificial womb successfully grew baby sheep by dpark on Friday April 28, 2017 @11:52AM (#14220420)
> It's been shown in many animals that the mother does not bond with the newborn without oxytocin release from childbirth.

1. Citation needed.

2. Not relevant to humans unless you are also going to assert that fathers and adopted mothers fail to bond.

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