Preconception sex selection demand and preferences in the United States
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Preconception sex selection demand and preferences in the United States.
OBJECTIVE Preconception sex selection for nonmedical reasons raises important moral, legal, and social issues. The main concern is based upon the assumption that a widely available service for sex selection will lead to a socially disruptive imbalance of the sexes. For a severe sex ratio distortion to occur, however, at least two conditions have to be met. First, there must be a significant pre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1320