Physicians must not help parents decide the gender of their unborn child: the case against preconception gender selection.
India has amongst the worst gender ratios in the world. Preconception gender selection can aggravate this situation. This procedure is costly and has a moderate success rate. No moral theory supports this procedure. It demeans human beings and commodifies gender. The medical profession should not invest resources in this procedure and the government should ban the import of this technology.
Ravindran
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Department of Medicine and Medical Ethics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore 560038, Karnataka, India. gd_ravindran@yahoo.co.in
D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010819:Physician's Role; D012743:Sex Preselection / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods