Would you grow your baby in a BAG? Gen Z backs the use of artificial wombs - but critics claim it could be the 'end of women'

It might sound like a far-fetched plot from dystopian science fiction, but novel research could soon allow parents to grow their baby in a bag. Just like the 2023 film The Pod Generation, artificial wombs could support an infant from conception to birth without any need for pregnancy. Although most of the population remains sceptical of this revolutionary change to motherhood, Gen Z seems ready to embrace the technology with open arms. In a survey conducted by religious issues think tank, Theos, 42 per cent of people aged 18-24 said they would support'growing a foetus entirely outside of a woman's body'. In the first large-scale survey of its kind, as part of its Motherhood vs The Machine podcast, Theos asked 2,292 people for their views on artificial wombs.