There was aprogram on BBC 1 last night about IVF treatment etc. They have now progressed into determining the babies sex so you can choose boy or girl?
A woman on the program wanted a girl as she already had 4 boys....she had to go for this teatment in Cyprus. Discarded the male foetuses and kept the female..........in the end it didn't work.
do you think this is right?
Are we messing too much with human nature?
This treatment is anot available (as yet) in the UK but it's more than likely that it soon will be.
Would you go for this or leave it to chance?
2006-11-15 00:07:33 · 18 answers · asked by EMA 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
I disagree with it for chosing gender but completly agree with it for conceiving a child that is free from severe disabilities.There are lots of syndones or disabilites that only affect one gender if if both prospective parents carry this gene and are likely to have an affected child then it is logical to screen their embryos and put back those with are free of the defect.Why bring a child into this world if they are gonna be sure of an early death.
2006-11-15 02:14:27 · answer #1 · answered by susan t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally think it's totally ridiculous, I think I can understand why these people may want to do it if they have children of all the same sex & really want one of opposite sex but I don't think I'd ever be tempted to opt for that. The case that you mentioned is a major reason why nobody should go for it as it clearly isn't 100% accurate & that woman then went on to have another son yes? Maybe that won't affect her love for that child but she was wishing for a girl all along. I don't agree with it!
2006-11-15 00:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by C Greene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think the sex of the baby should be left to chance. Before long they will be giving us the choice to decide if the colour of eyes and hair. I think its terrible. I think if you are having ivf to be able to conceive in the first place then why should it matter on what the babies sex is.
2006-11-15 00:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by SARAH S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She didn't actually discard male embryos, as the only egg that fertilised was female, although she would have discarded them.
Personally, I would just be happy with a healthy child. I'd love one of each, but if that doesn't happen, I wouldn't do this. I felt sorry for her youngest boy who will probably spend his whole life thinking 'they would have loved me more if I was a girl'.
2006-11-15 00:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ricecakes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm blessed with 3 young infants 2 of my very own and one step-son. Their order is boy female female i think of as quickly as we've extra of one intercourse the international is making an attempt to stability out so certainly everyone gets that distinctive somebody:) i replaced into an basically baby, yet my mom is a million of 10 they have been boy, boy, female, boy, boy, female, female, female, boy, & female
2016-12-10 09:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by fette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time i believe you should be a able to pick your baby's gender is if you know they will be carrying a "bad" gene that causes disabilities/abnormalities. If you know that another son will be highly likely to have something terribly wrong, but a girl will not carry this gene, then they should be allowed to select the gender. This way, certain disabilities/disorders/abnormalities should eventually be eradicated.
2006-11-15 00:45:57 · answer #6 · answered by cuddlymummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thy need to stop messing with mother nature The thing is if you want a kid what difference will it make choosing the sex as long as you get a healthy we mess with things far to much
2006-11-15 00:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it was not right. did this lady turn around and sue? i think we are messing with human nature. i would not take that chance. whats next requesting a baby with blue eyes and than discarding all the fetuses without the blue eyes. people do crazy things.
2006-11-15 01:12:25 · answer #8 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you are right and that we should stop interferrijng with things that should be left up to nature and genes. it is chance at which sex you get and parents should be happy with the baby they are given!
people who try and change this are foolish and selfish!
The lady who did change it will soon regret it a she will probably no longer be able to concieve let lone concieve a girl!
it is not right to change what should be non decideable by the parents of the child.
2006-11-15 00:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by DancingGal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't try that hard, the most important thing for me is having a healthy baby.
It is a difficult subject, I was just wondering why they got into such a trouble, surely they would have been able to adopt a girl.
2006-11-15 07:08:37 · answer #10 · answered by Wednesday 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋