By Holly

As this first work week of the new year comes to a close, I find my mind wrestling with some interesting women’s health news I discovered today.

Though I do find it fascinating, and remarkable, that doctors are able to transplant vital organs, re-connect human limbs, and even transplant faces, the idea that they are also working on uterine transplants has given me great pause.

According to this article in the TimesOnline UK, British doctors are optimistic that they can achieve the successful transplant of a donated human uterus sometime within the next two years.

On one hand, I can understand how a woman who struggles with infertility would find this news miraculous, but this territory is rife with ethical and moral issues too.  Let’s also not put aside the probability that the recipient of the donor uterus would have to be on immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of her life.

This is one of those tightrope topics you know I love to throw out to the SweetTalk community and ask how it strikes you. Is this a necessary medical advancement in an age filled with homeless, orphaned, and foster children who need families and support, or is this another step toward a new phase of human evolution brought into existence through the brilliance of medical science?

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