Is preconception sex selection necessarily sexist?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Purdy, Laura ^a  

^a WELLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Law; Policy; Preconception sex selection; Sexism; Sperm sorting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION SIZE; PRENATAL PERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 37349099409     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60547-0     Document Type: Article

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