The future of what citizens thought would be years from now, is now becoming today. The idea of determining the gender of a child has not always been an option. When technology was created to allow parents to choose their child’s sex is when the contention came about. Some believe sex selection is an appropriate choice. On the other hand, others think couples shouldn’t have the option because it’s experimental and messes with the course of natural selection. Either way, gender determination is becoming a world wide known option for essentially everyone. We will take a look at reasons why it’s a suitable path to take as well as reasons for it being unethical and why.
People tend to resort to gender selection for more than just an elective …show more content…
Some reasons may be for social, cultural, or psychological purposes as well as many others. Controlling of family size allows parents to have however many girls they wanted or however many boys. Statistics show that most families, when asked, want around two children one boy and one girl. If they know that by using gender selection their going to get exactly what they want, then they won’t have to keep “trying again.” Having the extra time to prepare for a babies coming by already knowing what gender is wanted before it’s even halfway developed is another big reason why sex selection is the path couples decide to go. As cliche as it sounds, some do it because they have the power too. It’s legal in America so they take advantage of having the right to do so even though it cost them thousands of …show more content…
This could be a few different reasons such as feeling more comfortable raising a certain gender, staying clear of the gender with a higher percentage rate of developing a genetic disease, or just because they want to. A significant decision made by couples is a reason to use gender selection as well. By using this procedure on a mother, the couple find strength and trust in making major life decisions, such as this, together.
An ethical method for sex selection known as Genetic Engineering has not yet been tried, but is considered to be the most reasonable method for any family choosing this route. Genetic Engineering method specifically involves putting the “desired” gene into a micro virus like organism, which then is authorized to get into the target cell and insert the new gene into the cell along with “old” genes ( Hood L. 3-5). Somatic engineering marks the genes in their eggs or sperm. Germline engineering marks the genes in eggs, sperm, or embryos
People tend to resort to gender selection for more than just an elective …show more content…
Some reasons may be for social, cultural, or psychological purposes as well as many others. Controlling of family size allows parents to have however many girls they wanted or however many boys. Statistics show that most families, when asked, want around two children one boy and one girl. If they know that by using gender selection their going to get exactly what they want, then they won’t have to keep “trying again.” Having the extra time to prepare for a babies coming by already knowing what gender is wanted before it’s even halfway developed is another big reason why sex selection is the path couples decide to go. As cliche as it sounds, some do it because they have the power too. It’s legal in America so they take advantage of having the right to do so even though it cost them thousands of …show more content…
This could be a few different reasons such as feeling more comfortable raising a certain gender, staying clear of the gender with a higher percentage rate of developing a genetic disease, or just because they want to. A significant decision made by couples is a reason to use gender selection as well. By using this procedure on a mother, the couple find strength and trust in making major life decisions, such as this, together.
An ethical method for sex selection known as Genetic Engineering has not yet been tried, but is considered to be the most reasonable method for any family choosing this route. Genetic Engineering method specifically involves putting the “desired” gene into a micro virus like organism, which then is authorized to get into the target cell and insert the new gene into the cell along with “old” genes ( Hood L. 3-5). Somatic engineering marks the genes in their eggs or sperm. Germline engineering marks the genes in eggs, sperm, or embryos