Ethics of artificial sex selection

[nothing2lose]

Just wanted to say there is a world of difference between gender disappointment, gender swaying and artificial gender selection.

I also wanted to add that I would love to have a little boy. DP is the only son of an only son so the line stops with him. Patriarchal concern perhaps but I know he would dearly love to have a little boy to carry on the family line (along with a million other reasons!) That said, we would be happy to be blessed with a child of either sex. Actually, 'happy' doesnt quite cover it.....maybe ecstatic is a better word!

And havng been where we've been, and having done what we've done with IVF, I don't think we would ever contemplate artificial sex selection through IVF, even if it was available to us.