Non-medical sex selection: Ethical issues

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-20

  Strange, Heather ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family balancing; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); Reproductive rights; Sex selection

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SELECTION; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NON MEDICAL SEX SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SPERM PRESERVATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PATIENT RIGHT;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT RIGHTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX PRESELECTION;

EID: 77952992381     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldq002     Document Type: Review

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