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Sex selection of the fetus or not?

Is selecting sex/gender of the baby through medical IVF, a appropriate practice? 

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I didn't even know that selecting the sex of the foetus was actually possible through IVF. Anyway, I see no problem with this. As long as there's no real harm done to anyone, I think people should have the choice to which sex they want their foetus to be.

Side: Yes

I don't think I would ever do it, and people considering need to be aware of how expensive and invasive the procedure is. Also, if it became more readily available there are still many places in the world where families would much rather have a boy than girl, and that could get problamatic in just a few generations.

But the other side is that it could allow families with certain heritable conditions to select for the sex that is less likely to have those conditions, or for family balancing (you already have two boys, now want a girl).

At any rate, it is such a rare and new procedure, virtually nobody can really make use of it. But for those that can, I suppose they should have the choice.

Side: Yes
Atrag(5666) Clarified
2 points

It is actually very common as part of surrogacy arrangements in countries where it is legal It is just a matter of sorting either the sperm or the fertilized eggs - pretty straight forward. It reduces the chances of success slightly but for people with the money to do it a second time I suppose that isn't such a big deal.

Side: Yes
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