Sex selection for social purposes in Israel: quest for the “perfect child” of a particular gender or centuries old prejudice against women?
On 9 May 2005, the Israeli Ministry of Health issued guidelines spelling out the conditions under which sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for social purposes is to be permitted in Israel. This article first reviews the available medical methods for sex selection, the preferenc...
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BMJ Publ.
2008
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 34, Issue: 9, Pages: 10 |
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