Authors: Laura K. Egendorf, Roman Espejo
ISBN-13: 9780737740639, ISBN-10: 0737740639
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Gale
Date Published: May 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Sex Selection: An Overview Leslie Doty Hollingsworth 10
Sex Selection Is Not Ethical Kevin Schmiesing 18
Sex Selection Should Be Regulated Emily Singer 21
Sex Selection for Nonmedical Reasons Should Be Banned in Certain Societies Kaberi Banerjee 27
Women Should Have the Right to Choose the Sex of Their Children James Hughes 31
Sex Selection Changes the Meaning of Procreation$dPresident's Council on Bioethics 41
Sex Selection Can Lead to Gender Discrimination$dAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 49
Sex Selection Will Not Lead to Gender Discrimination Ronald Bailey 54
Sex Selection Leads to Abortions in Asia Carla Power 59
Policies Against Gender-Related Abortions in China Have Not Been Effective Nie Jing-Bao 68
The United Nations Ignores Gender-Related Abortions in China and India Douglas A. Sylva 73
Sex Selection in China and India Could Lead to War David Glenn 78
Organizations to Contact 87
Bibliography 90
Index 93
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