The following are the most common arguments given by those in favor of selecting the sex of their baby: Pre-selecting the gender of a baby has a series of pros and cons that are listed in the following sections: Advantages However, a woman is free to opt for voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP or VTOP). It is known as sex-selective abortion.įor ethical reasons, sex-selective abortion is not a recommended technique for choosing the sex of unborn babies. During pregnancy The woman decides to terminate the pregnancy voluntarily should she be pregnant with a baby of the undesired sex. After conception The embryo of the desired gender is selected right after fertilization and transferred back to the mother's uterus. In this sense, gender selection involves the manipulation of the early stages of fertilization or embryonic development to have a child of the desired sex, whether male or female.Īssisted reproduction techniques allow us to choose the gender of the baby in any of the following stages: Before conception It involves choosing the sperm of the desired gender before fertilization, which allows us to do it without IVF.
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