The 10 most common objections to sex selection and why they are far from being conclusive: A Western perspective

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 158-161

  Dahl, Edgar ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethics; Gender selection

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LAW; MORALITY; PARENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 33847187053     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60752-3     Document Type: Article

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