Whats wrong with planning a childs sex?

[Destai]

Why is there all this controversy over parents choosing there childs sex?

[edczxcvbnm]

You are manipulating stuff...I guess.

[Madame Adequate]

I would hazard a guess that it has something to do with playing God.

I always ask how they can say this method hasn't been created by God, or through His desire.

[edczxcvbnm]

OH! I know. It isn't natural. I don't think it is such a great idea especially in countries where women are second class citizens or are treated as such. The number of women in those countries would go down drastically if people could easily choose.

[Black Mage]

Was does everyone want to take the uncertainty out of life?

Some times not knowing is half the fun.

Really though, I don't see a need for it. Unless you're going to die because you don't have a son.

[ShunNakamura]

As it stands I don't got a problem with it... though I may if additional info shows some problems.

If people want to.. and it don't hurt anyone.. then let them.. don't mean you have to do it.

[Asorie]

I agree with ed; it's dangerous primarily because of the way many cultures value men over women. When you get to a certain point and the females have been eliminated from a population, there arise serious social concerns as well as problems perpetuating a population.

Not that the latter would be BAD for the world right now, but we're probably not responsible enough to administrate it properly.

Now, the reason other people make a fuss over it? Because people are, for the most part, sheep, and religious zealots like to stir up controversy over anything that gives people any reproductive choice. Besides which, the media likes to play up any minor controversy and turn it into a huge thing that it's not, in reality (see the American media with the so-called "Mommy Wars" during the past twenty-five years).

[Cloud No.9]

it will be doe no matter what the popular view. science is not held back by opinion or morals. if it's possible it will be done.

[Vyk]

I would hazard a guess that if you force a fetus to be male when it was originally going ot come out female, it's probably going to grow up gay. And with the homophobia issues around the world, I can see a problem then arising if it hasn't calmed down in the next few decades. Also I fully agree that cultural influences could be bad on the choice factor.

[Asorie]

I would hazard a guess that if you force a fetus to be male when it was originally going ot come out female, it's probably going to grow up gay. And with the homophobia issues around the world, I can see a problem then arising if it hasn't calmed down in the next few decades. Also I fully agree that cultural influences could be bad on the choice factor.

Do you have any scientific data to back this up? Gender dysphoria, which is the only thing I can see that might conceivably result from changing a fetus's sex after some development had begun, has nothing to do with homosexuality or bisexuality. Otherwise, saying that changing a baby that was "meant to" be a girl into a boy would have ill effects is like saying that the potentiality of what COULD happen biologically is more important than what IS happening, like because someone was "meant" to die from cancer, preventing them from doing so will have ill effects. This reminds me of the philosophies of some fringe Christian groups that refuse all medical treatment on these grounds.

[Dudius]

Here's a thought... If we're allowed to do this... then what are we gonna do next? If we don't give ourselves a limit to all of this crazyass stuff, who knows what we're gonna be doin to oursleves in the future. Especially with advancing technology nowadays, we're gonna have to convert our research into different directions like not destroying the planet or something close to that.

[Vyk]

Scientific data? The first thing I said was guess. And that's all it is. I'm not pretending to be any kind of expert.

[bipper]

I feel that Cloud no 9 is correct here in saying that science will stop for nobody.

I feel choosing your childs sex or anything just lamens it up. Imagine the concequence if you child would hit thier teenage years and they find out they shoulda been the opposite sex? Oh god - even another way to screw up teenagers... great.

more screwed up teens, zombie hapsters - definatley the end times (refering to outside posts in the EOTW area)

I just don't see it ending well when you modify your fetus like its some kinda sea monkey.

Bipper

[ShunNakamura]

I agree with ed; it's dangerous primarily because of the way many cultures value men over women. When you get to a certain point and the females have been eliminated from a population, there arise serious social concerns as well as problems perpetuating a population.

Well I don't think this would be too much of a problem. First, particually in the begining, the opporation will likely be somewhat pricey(prolly not ultra so.. but enough to keep anyone from doing it). And since most countries I know of where the projected scenario would be really bad, have many poorer people.. I really do doubt that it would occur on a large enough scale to get rid of them.

Second... well once females became more scarce.. they would have more value attached to them.. after all males like to have females around.. once more value was attached their would prolly be more to choose it. Though this may or may not happen I could easily see it happen.

If it did have consequences then it would have to be weighed. .but likely I would say it would be wrong then.

"Gender dysphoria is an umbrella term that covers feelings of unhappiness and incongruity concerning an individual’s physical sex and/ or gender role."

"Gender Dysphoria:Conflicted feelings about one's gender, gender assignment, and gender identity."

This could be a problem. .but depending on severity(really uninformed about it so I don't know how serious it normally is) it could easily be overlooked as something mostly non-important.




Disclaimer: looked up the term sence I was unsure of what it exactly was(I could guess.. and I wasn't super far off.. but then again I wasn't right(and I aint' saying what it was either)).

[ShunNakamura]

Dudius.. I lost you. All Vyk was saying is that he only guessed that all he can see as a consequence was possible homosexuality.. etc. I am sure Vyk, as the rest of us, would definately prefer it being tested first. Most of us dont' like screwing up others' lives.