Womb transplants to become a reality
by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Doctors at a New York hospital plan the first uterus transplant with the aim of getting the recipient of the donated womb, pregnant. The medical adventure is not without ethical controversies and technical difficulties though especially as the uterus will be removed from dead donors, in the same way that most other organ transplants take place. However, in this scenario, the plan is to then remove the womb after the woman gives birth to reduce the requirement for anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life.