sex selection
Picking baby's gender
Sex selection is choosing the sex of a child before birth, either through selective abortion, embryo screening during IVF, or sperm-sorting techniques.
The practice raises ethical concerns about gender imbalance and discrimination: Sex selection has skewed demographics in parts of Asia.
Also called gender selection.
Laboratory-aided conception method
- in vitro fertilizationLaboratory-assisted reproduction
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- genetic screeningTesting DNA for abnormalities
fertility clinic · assisted reproduction · preconception · karyotyping
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
designer baby · playing God · slippery slope · reproductive rights · genetic counseling · informed choice · discrimination · gender bias
Unequal distribution between sexes
- missing womenFemales unaccounted for
- son preferenceFavoring boys over daughters
- dowryMarital property transfer
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
inheritance · one-child policy · societal norms · gender ratio · femicide
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- banOfficial restriction on something
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
loophole · medical tourism · licensing · monitoring · prohibition · legal framework · guidelines · oversight
IVF
Laboratory-aided conception method
- in vitro fertilizationLaboratory-assisted reproduction
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
genetic screening · fertility clinic · assisted reproduction · preconception · karyotyping
bioethics
Moral philosophy for medicine
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- consentVoluntary agreement given
eugenics · designer baby · playing God · slippery slope · reproductive rights · genetic counseling · informed choice · discrimination · gender bias · equality
gender imbalance
Unequal distribution between sexes
- missing womenFemales unaccounted for
- son preferenceFavoring boys over daughters
- dowryMarital property transfer
patriarchy · inheritance · one-child policy · societal norms · gender ratio · femicide
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- banOfficial restriction on something
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
enforcement · loophole · medical tourism · licensing · monitoring · prohibition · legal framework · guidelines · oversight · penalty
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- breedingbreeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair, outbreeding
- Reproductive Rightsabortion law, abortion ban, reproductive autonomy, bodily autonomy, right to choose
selection, select, selected, selecting, selector, selects, selective, selectively, selectivity