Prenatal Sex Selection: Major Ethical Issues

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Prenatal sex selection is considered one of the major ethical dilemmas of today. With technology advancement, protection of the free will and privacy rights it has become lot easier to disregard this situation. Institutions supporting pre-implantation sex selection advertise it as a sign of female empowerment and her reproductive rights.
Sex selection is a technique where one can choose the sex of an unborn child for medical or non-medical purposes. Preferring a specific gender bring forth serious moral, social and legal implications. Selecting a particular sex over another depicts gender discrimination which gives rise to gender-selective abortions, eugenics and in several cultures - female infanticide.
Initially the technology was developed