RT Article
T1 Sex Selection by Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) for Nonmedical Reasons in Contemporary Israeli Regulations
JF Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
VO 17
IS 3
SP 293
OP 299
A1 Grazi, Richard V.
A1 Wolowelsky, Joel B.
A1 Krieger, David J. 1948-
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1827982462
AB We report here on recent developments in Israel on the issue of sex selection for nonmedical reasons by preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Sex selection for medical reasons (such as in cases of sex-linked genetic diseases) is generally viewed as uncontroversial and legal in European and American law. Its use for nonmedical reasons (like “balancing” the gender ratio in a family) is generally illegal in European countries. In the United States, it is not illegal, although in the opinion of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), it is problematic. This position is undergoing reconsideration, albeit in a limited way.
DO 10.1017/S0963180108080353