Ethical considerations on indications for gender selection in Japan

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 420-425

  Mori, Takahide ^a   Watanabe, Hirohiko ^a  

^a Daigo Watanabe Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethical issue; Family balancing; Gender selection; Gender variety; IVF; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Preimplantation genetic screening; Sperm separation

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN RIGHTS; JAPAN; PARENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPERM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ECONOMICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; SEX PRESELECTION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0036750040     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016863723633     Document Type: Review

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