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Fertility research has made great strides in the past several years.Gone are the days of; merely; fertilizing eggs in a petrie dish and implanting this new formation of life inside a woman desperate to have a child. Now, if you meet the "ethical standards" you can actually predetermine the sex of your child before conceiving it. Not that it is 100% accurate...lab mistakes happen, but is is possible. As long as you are under 49 and not going through menopause, you can have that boy or girl that you dreamed of having... MADE TO ORDER!!!!! Wait.... I forgot to mention that one of the pre-requsites is a large bank account... it isn't cheap..and it doesn't always work .. in fact several attempts may be needed for the actual impregnation to happen..
Astounding that they actually have the technology to sort sperm into two sex groups.(If only poor Henry the eigth had that techonology he may not have had to have so many beheadings of his wives)
So....after picking and choosing and fertilizing... what happens to the other fertilized embryos in that petrie dish?(well yes they had to do the fertilization process several times to ensure success) They discard them.THROW THEM AWAY. I suppose it depends on what side of the fence you sit on to decide whether that is ethical or not... we could get into the whole "when does life actually begin" debate...(think I'll save that one for a later blog ;)
There are pros and cons to predetermining the sex of a child.
Countries that abandon or kill newborns and discard them in the garbage or on the side of the roads wouldn't have to do that anymore.... they could custom make a male heir.. problem solved...
There are some families that have concerns of having genetic diseases passed down through the sexes, such as hemophelia, which is dominant in males.This seems to be a legitimate concern;however it doesn't guarantee that the females won't have it... it just lessons the risk...This brings up another issue... shouldn't such a procedure be available to everyone, not just the wealthy?
Many couples want the stereotypical "millionaire's family" first born son, followed by a girl...
What happens if the procedure fails and you get the opposite of what you paid for? I'm sure there must be waivers signed just for that very reason... Do you give the baby back and as for a full refund?Do you discard the child and try again? I think not, for most people...The psychological damage to both the parents and the child could be potentially staggering.
Scientists are even going as far as trying to be able to determine hair and eye colour and the actual predisposition of a child... (taking away a child's character if you ask me)
Whatever happened to the miracle of life in general? Shouldn't people just be happy and feel blessed with a child..a child that has character and a mind of their own? Who cares what colour of eyes or hair they have... kids are miracles..
Sometimes science just goes too far.
