"They are." Oh, true, he's not supposed to advocate for such things so openly; old Vor like the Vorrutyers are supposed to keep to the old ways, reject all this technological wickedness and all of that. And it generally suits his image to come across as careless and devoid of empathy. Idiot fops aren't supposed to care about preserving the lives of women; idiot fops are just supposed to care about getting into their pants. But this is something he cares about quite a lot, not least because -

"Particularly since children born via replicator can be gene-cleaned." He gives a small smile and glances off to the side. "You can remove all those predilections towards disease, inherited insanity, all of that. Better for mother and child both."