Is this considered more of pro-life or pro-choice?

Question

if scientists came up with a way to change the sex of a child by some type of injection while the child is still in the fetus stage- would this become more of pro-life or pro-choice?

--- being that the mother could choose if she wants to have a girl or boy. would you consider this selfish, okay, or just plain evil/wrong?

I know its a weird question but I was just wondering.
..thanx and have a gr8 day =)

ok I'm Christian and some of your comments offend me. So could ya like please stop assuming my thoughts. No hard feelings to ya though.


y would someone do that?
-idk. i was curious, but there are people out there like that.

Answer 1

I would consider that anti-life and pro-choice.

I would consider it both selfish and evil for a mother to want to change the gender of a child God has given her. A person's gender is a gift from God and male and female are both equally precious. So I think it would be wrong to try to artificially alter the baby's gender.

Answer 2

Very well put. Another thing is this: I'm very much opposed to abortion, and when I say I am, people (especially pro-abortion folks) automatically assume I'm some "religious holy roller" or something. Truth is, I'm not. I'm not an especially religious person. I was raised Catholic and have a lot of respect for the church, but I'm not devout at all. Religion is not the reason I'm against abortion. Even Christopher Hitchens, who's probably the most militant atheist out there, thinks abortion is wrong. To me, it's just a matter of biology. When there's a fetus there, it's human life. When else can human life begin? It doesn't begin at birth -- because if your baby is born on Tuesday, he/she was just as human the day before, or two days before, or a week before, and so on. Sticking his/her little head out of the womb doesn't automatically make him/her a human. No, it has to begin much sooner than that. .

Answer 3

If we as women truly know our bodies and when we ovulate, we can have whatever sex we want. that's if we knew our body very well. Some do know their bodies very well though. Then we wouldn't have to go through such procedure.

The X sperm (which are the sperm that make females) live longer than the Y sperm (which are the sperm that make males). However, the Y sperm swim faster, so the chances are equally good that you will get a girl or a boy. If the Y sperm swim fast enough before they die to fertilize the egg, then you'll have a boy. If the Y sperm don't reach the egg before they die, chances are an X sperm will get there shortly, and then you'll have a girl.

Here is more input and advice:
X sperm are stronger than Y sperm but both will perish very quickly if allowed to dry out.

The female carrying sperm are the slower sperm because of the genetic material it carries. The female sperm contain an X chromosome, while the male carrying sperm contain a Y chromosome. The Y chromosome is very small and contains very little genetic material in comparison to the X chromosome, so the male carrying sperm are able to swim faster and reach the egg sooner than the X carrying sperm.

A baby's gender is determined by the chromosomes in the sperm, not the egg. XX makes female, XY makes male, all eggs contain an X chromosome, so sperm donates other X or Y chromosome. Female sperm live up to 5 days, male sperm up to 3 days. (Egg lives 12 to 24, maybe even 36 hours after ovulation.) Female sperm live longer but swim slower than male sperm. (Vaginal environment supposedly contributes to sperm longevity, alkaline/acidic - male sperm prefer baking soda douche prior to sex, female prefer acidic (vinegar) (supposedly) - but most importantly of all, male swim quicker, so for male baby, have sex within 6 hours before ovulation, to beat female sperm to egg. Vice versa, for female baby, have sex 4-5 days before ovulation, for better chances of having a girl baby. Test for ovulation with home ovulation testing kit, get familiar with when you ovulate, and plan accordingly for future ovulations and future timing of intercourse.

Answer 4

Gender selection for prenatal fetuses is coming.

It may have an effect on the pro-life, pro-choice crowd. Suppose a mother wants a boy and will abort if she finds out she's having a girl. Well...this is a solution to that problem.

This is, more than likely, just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to altering genetics.....

Answer 5

Neither. Pro-life and pro-choice are exclusively related to abortion. The only choice involved is whether or not to terminate a pregnancy.

Also, "some type of injection" isn't how eugenics (which you're describing) works.

Answer 6

There are already ways to influence the sex of a child. It would be neither..unless you abort the child of the unwanted sex.
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52103

Answer 7

Christians will call it evil, i don't know I'm kinda with that god/goddess gives you what you should have thing. but i guess it could be pro choice.

Answer 8

just plain wrong
I am watching a documentary right now on Chinese child trafficking and how they prefer boys to girls etc
one day they will die out due to their preference leaving no females to mate with
dont mess with what should be natural ... there are consequences

Answer 9

i dont understand why it would be pro-life because it doesnt involve killing anything . it would be pro-choice , but i think it would be wrong , how would you feel knowing that you was a boy but your mom chose to make you a girl ? i think it would be wrong but to each their own !!

Answer 10

Selfish to say the least. Which when you consider the child is wrong.