Procreative liberty: the case for preconception sex selection

Author: Edgar Dahl¹

Source: Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Volume 7, Number 4, October 2003 , pp. 380-384(5)

Publisher: Reproductive Healthcare Ltd

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Abstract:

Preconception sex selection for non-medical reasons raises serious moral, legal and social issues. The main concerns include the threat of a sex ratio distortion due to a common preference for boys over girls, the charge of sexism, the danger of reinforcing gender stereotypical behaviour in sex selected children, and the fear of a slippery slope towards creating designer babies. This paper endeavours to show that none of the objections to preconception sex selection is conclusive and that there is no justification for denying parents the right to choose the sex of their prospective children.

Keywords: GENDER PREFERENCES; PRECONCEPTION SEX SELECTION; PROCREATIVE LIBERTY; SEX RATIO DISTORTION

Document Type: Commentary

Affiliations: 1: Centre for Dermatology and Andrology, University of Giessen, Germany

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