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It Is Right To Choose The Sex Of Your Child Using IVF
We are doing a case study for a school project on choosing the sex of your child through IVF and we need a wide range of opinions for it. Cheers x
 clover93  02 May 2008 10:48
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Sure why not your kid should be the gender that suits you
 
 lifesucks  31 Aug 2008 06:07
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Ppl need to stop playing the god card. It would be the same if your made them a girl as it would be if it happened by chance

for example: Letting it happen by chance is like flipping a coin. Say it lands on tails(being a girl). Its the same as if you place the coin on tail(made it a girl) as it was when you fliped it. They have the same result even know they happened differently.
 
 iLoveJesus  29 Aug 2008 08:31
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If you think you would love a child of one sex more than that of the other then by all means do it. You may be a little shallow but if it helps the child get love that would be best.
 
 boy2girl31  01 Jul 2008 08:01
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On a ethical and emotional point of view it would seem wrong because you are choosing the babies sex instead of it being natural. On a logical point of view its just fine because it causes no negative effects to the baby.
 
 Smito  09 May 2008 05:03
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 Perfect
by  Specter87
 29 Aug 2008 17:21
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I think we should let nature take its course. When a male and female reproduce there is a 1:1 ratio of getting a male or female. By choosing it's gender, the population may become biased and uncontrolled.
 
 Tromanator  10 Dec 2008 20:57
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Can we not just let nature take its course without determining the flavour of our children,
 
 martlamb  03 Jun 2008 22:03
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Let mother nature do her work. It is not our right to decide what is supposed to happen naturally. Nature knows how to keep balance but if we start to create perfect people the balance will be lost and destruction awaits
 
 wallaceg12  19 May 2008 23:46
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Choosing the sex of your child is like choosing their life for them. You have to let nature and god do their work.
 
 stricken36  09 May 2008 23:31
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Let nature take it's course. Human life isn't some toy for scientists to muck around with.
 
 Mark  09 May 2008 23:28
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If God wants you to have a girl, you will have a girl naturally.
If God wants you to have a boy, you will have a boy naturally.
 
 im_trumpet  02 May 2008 12:53
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 amen to that!
by  stricken36
 09 May 2008 23:30
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No, I don't think being able to choose the sex of your child is right. It is ruining the whole amount of "fun" you have when you get pregnant. You should not be able to predetermine what the sex of the baby is. It sounds like you are messing with destiny and that, in the end, is never a good thing.
 
 curious  02 May 2008 12:52
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 I agree, good point
by  samwise123
 02 May 2008 14:14
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It's wrong in my opinion. In many countries couples have a significant preference for one sex over another, usually male being preferred to female. The reasons for this could vary. In certain countries, like India, it is the social custom for the parents of a daughted to provide a substantial sum of money ("a dowry") upon marriage. Often, this is a great financial burden. Cases of female infanticide are known to occur because of this.

In other countries, where life is predominantly agricultural, the children may be needed to help with practical work on the family farm. For this, males may be preferred because they are physically stronger.

In still other countries, where females traditionally take the surname of the male upon marriage, the sheer vanity aspect of having the family name preserved may cause parents to prefer males over females.

Where there are restrictions on the numer of children it is possible for a couple to have, as in China, all of these considerations apply with special force.

Making the sex of your child a matter of free choice, therefore, could lead to a population whose composition is significantly skewed between the sexes, leading to all kinds of other problems.
 
 Hidell  02 May 2008 12:44
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Personally i don't think it's right to choose the sex of your child. Some people cannot even conceive, so i think we should appreciate what we are blessed with.
 
 clover93  02 May 2008 10:49
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