The Ten Most Common Objections to Sex Selection and Why They Fail To Be Conclusive

Reproductive Biomedicine Online 14 (1):158-161 (2007)
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After its review of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act of 1990, the Department of Health concluded that the British Parliament ought to outlaw sex selection for any but the most serious of medical reasons. This paper reviews the most frequently expressed objections to social sex selection and concludes that there is simply no moral justification for prohibiting parents from using sex selection technology to balance their families.

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Edgar Dahl
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