Argumentative Essay: Should Gender Selection Be Banned?

Gender selection is a technique that allows you to choose the gender of your future child by separating sperm carrying X chromosomes from the ones carrying Y chromosomes, and creating an embryo from the female egg and the preferred (X or Y) chromosome. This procedure is very useful in medical cases, as a way to lower the chance of a child inheriting a gender related genetic disease and disorders. For example, Rett syndrome is a brain development disorder that causes loss of control in the hands as well as a disability for life. It also only appears in women, so if a woman had Rett syndrome yet still wanted to have a child, she could choose to have a boy so that her child doesn’t also develop the disorder. However, gender selection should definitely be banned from cases other than severe genetic diseases, since the choosing and modifying of your child’s gender can only lead to “designer babies” that are completely modified for consumer purposes. …show more content…
As well, gender selection goes against the personal beliefs of many people. The birth of a child is a natural process, and children are not meant to be science projects. Most people, when considering gender selection, think about which gender child they’ll be able to relate to and bond with, based on what those genders stereotypically like and dislike. The fact that the child is an independent being who may not cohere to society’s expectations of certain genders is typically forgotten. To conclude, selecting the gender of your future child should only be allowed for medical reasons; honestly, if you are choosing your future child’s gender because you aren’t willing to care for and accept a child of the gender that you less prefer, then you should not be a parent at