Once life is conceived, it must be carried. And for many, that is impossible.

Millions of women face life-threatening risks from pregnancy. Others lack a uterus due to cancer, genetic anomalies, or trauma. Many trans people and same-sex male couples have no biological path to carry children at all.

Artificial wombs are not replacements for women. They are freedom: freedom from pain, from danger, from exclusion. They do not eliminate traditional pregnancy — they add another path, where none existed before.

They also restore autonomy. The ability to reproduce should not be contingent on the willingness or ability to physically gestate. For the first time, we can decouple reproduction from a single sex's role, and open it to all.

We will pursue artificial wombs not because they are futuristic, but because they are overdue.

Located in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, our Artificial Womb Lab works to find solutions for parents who cannot carry a child. By bringing together engineering and biology, we will create new possibilities for families.

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