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DiscussGender selection is the ability to choose the sex of the baby by using some "natural" or scientific methods.
Natural methods
Scientific methods
I.Pre-implantation methods
1. Sperm sorting It is is a technique for separating the two types of semen found in sperm, X sperm and Y sperm
Theory and Process
2 .Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) The only 100% accurate method for baby gender selection
Theory and Process
3 .PGH, Preimplantation Genetic Haplotyping It works the same way as PGD, except that the genetic testing technique is more advanced. This technique should mainly be used by parents who are carriers of rare genetic disorders other than gender selection.
II.Post-implantation methods
Prenatal diagnosis - Amniocentesis and/or ultrasound is used to determine sex of a baby, leading to subsequent abortion of the unwanted sex.
III.Post-birth methods
1.Sex-selective infanticide - Killing children of the unwanted sex.
2.Sex-selective child abandonment - Abandoning children of the unwanted sex.
3.Sex-selective adoption-Placing children of the unwanted sex up for adoption
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