Ban expected on choosing sex of baby

Chello 07-14-2006

PARENTS will be banned from selecting the sex of their babies for non-medical reasons as part of government plans for a shake-up of embryology regulation.

Caroline Flint, the health minister at Westminster, told MPs she was minded to introduce a "clear and specific ban" on the use of new techniques to choose a baby's gender.

Allowing parents to pick the sex for reasons such as "balancing" the make-up of their family might be a "slippery slope" to designer babies, she warned.

But Ms Flint admitted the ban would not prevent British people going abroad, where such practices were legal.

Giving evidence to the Commons science and technology committee, Ms Flint also indicated that rules allowing fertility clinics to block treatment for single women and lesbian couples would be scrapped.

sassicassi

well shit!! I guess that makes sense but is it logical?.. whats the ponit of being able to do it if you cant right?

BonitaPajarita

Yeah its like your damned if you do and damned if dont.

I think they are worried though that the ratio of what men:women are suppose to be, might be effected or what it could do to us and how it could effect us (around the globe).

However it could have some benefits, like certain traits that are carried in a family where its passed on mainly to males or females of a type of disease or disorder could help, or a disability, things of that nature. Or if you have a low birth rate (eg: Italy). Of course gean therapy/genetics could assist with this.

Overall I don't think it should really be done by people that "just really want to do it cause they can"....but thats just my .02 cents.

Kittykat

i dont think its right to choose ur baby, its like, if u want a boy and it comes out a girl, ur going to be hurt or something and might not show as much love to that baby. i personally want god to give me the baby he chooses for me, wheather it be a girl or boy.

Chocha

Well I'm a little againt this. What happens if you want a boy but every other gene makes him a female. People these days already have enough against gays and lesbians, this just makes the changes of that happening more and more.