Opinions Vary Amongst Pennsylvanians on Whether Parents Should be Able to Change the Sex of their Child Genetically at Conception
Opinions Vary Amongst Pennsylvanians on Whether Parents Should be Able to Change the Sex of their Child Genetically at Conception PITTSBURGH-- Many parents are eager to find out the sex of their child via ultrasound or upon birth. They throw gender reveal parties, wear pink and blue, or even surprise relatives with the news. But what if it wasn’t a surprise anymore? With recent genetic technology, parents are now able to pay to have the eventual sex of a fertilized egg changed. Some think this could be a good thing and reduce gender disappointment, others think geneticists shouldn’t be playing god. An article from the Pacific Fertility Center in Los Angeles California refers to this process as “gender selection.” PFC Los Angeles states that most families choose to do gender selection for what they describe as “Family Balancing”. “Simply put, family balancing means that if the Intended Parent(s) always wanted a girl, but only had sons, they can select gender duri...