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  • Bioethics
  • Reproductive Ethics
  • Social Philosophy

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  • Non-medical sex selection is often justified by the aim of family balancing.
  • Existing arguments, like Kluge's (2007), distinguish between discriminatory values and mere preferences for a child's sex.
  • Concerns exist that any sex selection is inherently sexist due to upholding gender stereotypes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the ethical permissibility of non-medical sex selection for family balancing.
  • To challenge the distinction between preference-based and value-based sex selection in policy.
  • To explore alternative justifications for family balancing policies.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis and critique of existing arguments on sex selection.
  • Examination of the ethical implications of distinguishing between parental motives (values vs. preferences).
  • Argumentative reasoning on policy design for reproductive choices.

Main Results:

  • Policies permitting sex selection for family balancing fail to adequately differentiate between discriminatory values and simple preferences.
  • Even if preference-based selection is deemed unobjectionable, current policies do not effectively isolate such cases.
  • The justification of family balancing through sex selection requires further ethical arguments beyond distinguishing motives.

Conclusions:

  • Current policies on sex selection for family balancing are ethically problematic due to inadequate distinction between parental motives.
  • Permitting sex selection based on 'family balancing' may inadvertently endorse underlying biases.
  • Further ethical frameworks are necessary to justify or regulate non-medical sex selection.