This 'artificial womb' is like science fiction--but uteruses aren't out of a job yet

First things first: while this artificial womb is futuristic as hell, it's not meant to replace a good old-fashioned uterus. Such technology, he and many others argue, would allow for safer, more controlled pregnancies (for both fetuses and mothers) and would take the childbearing onus off of individuals biologically equipped to carry pregnancy. Potential controversies abound, of course. How do abortion laws that hinge on viability--the point at which a fetus could survive outside the womb--change when a fetus could technically survive outside the womb at any point? How do parental rights change?