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Understanding the opposition.

Thomas Baldwin1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, University of York. trb2@york.ac.uk

Prenatal Diagnosis
|July 21, 2006
PubMed
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Arguments against sex selection, including religious and consequentialist concerns, do not definitively rule out permitting the practice, particularly for family balancing. The ethics of fetal sexing and selective abortion for sex selection are also examined.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Reproductive Ethics
  • Medical Ethics

Background:

  • Public opposition to sex selection contrasts with liberal arguments favoring it.
  • Examining arguments against sex selection is crucial for ethical debate.
  • Widespread public opposition to sex selection presents a paradox in current ethical discourse.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze arguments against sex selection.
  • To evaluate the ethical permissibility of sex selection, especially for family balancing.
  • To discuss the ethical implications of fetal sexing and selective abortion for sex selection.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of religious arguments against sex selection.
  • Examination of consequentialist arguments, focusing on sex ratio imbalances.

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  • Evaluation of arguments concerning child autonomy and instrumentalization.

    • Main Results:

    • No presented arguments decisively refute the liberal thesis supporting sex selection.
    • Sex selection for 'family balancing' is considered potentially permissible.
    • Sex selection is generally not a sufficient reason for abortion, though the practice may become widespread.

    Conclusions:

    • Ethical arguments against sex selection are not decisive.
    • Permitting sex selection, particularly for family balancing, is ethically defensible.
    • Selective abortion for sex selection raises significant ethical concerns and may become difficult to prevent.