On Artificial Wombs and Abortion

           Abortion depends on the idea that personhood does not begin at conception, that personhood proceeds in a gradual way. Let’s imagine that there is an artificial womb that an embryo or fetus can be placed, so that it would continue to develop normally, even after it has left the womb of the original mother. If there were such an artificial womb, would then abortion become illegal or unnecessary? Let’s again imagine that there is an artificial womb that a fertilized egg can be placed in that would grow into a fetus. If there were a woman who wanted an abortion, but the egg had only been fertilized one day prior, would she be allowed to have an abortion, or would the fertilized egg be put into an artificial womb?

            What would it mean for humanity if people could be born from artificial wombs?