Sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis: should it be carried out for social reasons?
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Sex-linked Diseases and Sex-Selection for Non-Medical Reasons
• Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is the technique of choice to sex embryos. FISH provides a very robust test with a low risk of misdiagnosis; however, testing that only determines the sex of the embryos cannot discriminate between normal and affected male embryos or between normal and carrier female embryos, which is wasteful of male embryos and accepts a level of risk that carrier f...
متن کاملSex selection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
In 1994, the Ethics Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine concluded, although not unanimously, that whereas preimplantation sex selection is appropriate to avoid the birth of children with genetic disorders, it is not acceptable when used solely for nonmedical reasons. Since 1994, the further development of less burdensome and invasive medical technologies for sex selection...
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متن کاملSEX SELECTION Elective Gender Selection, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Pgd, Sperm Sorting, Ericsson Method
Following ethical issues, many of unwanted pregnancies and abortions can be avoided. Several factors such as cultural, social, religious, and economic issues, as well as medical reasons such as the existence of some diseases related to chromosome X encourage couples to choose traditional or new treatment methods for selecting their child’s gender. The establishment of family balance is another ...
متن کاملWhy sex selection should be legal.
Reliable medically assisted sex selection which does not involve abortion or infanticide has recently become available, and has been used for non-medical reasons. This raises questions about the morality of sex selection for non-medical reasons. But reasonable people continue to disagree about the answers to these questions. So another set of questions is about what the law should be on medical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg062