Can I choose between male and female for artificial insemination? ——Current status and ethical issues of sex selection technology
At present, humans have used modern technology to develop a series of assisted reproductive technologies, including artificial insemination. In some countries, one of the major problems caused by artificial insemination surgery is gender selection. However, whether one should choose the gender of the baby is a moral issue in itself. This article will discuss this in detail from two aspects: current situation and ethical issues.
Current situation
In fact, as early as the early 1980s, the first artificial insemination technology appeared. Today, this technology is very popular and mature, not just for women with physical limitations. In many countries, couples have direct access to assisted reproductive technology. There are also some people who can successfully conceive using artificial insemination technology even if they no longer have a partner. Especially in China, artificial insemination technology has been widely recognized. For couples with better economic conditions and good physical examinations, they can even choose to undergo gender screening and then choose whether they want a boy or a girl.
The technical status and shortcomings of gender selection
Currently, there is a procedure called artificial insemination among the artificial insemination technologies, which can achieve gender selection. Current technology involves injecting sperm of the desired gender into female eggs based on the rules for male and female chromosome allocation. However, this selection method also has some disadvantages. For example, some male couples may not be able to successfully conceive a girl with this technology. At the same time, due to technical deficiencies, this technology may also select children with physical or psychological disabilities.
The impact of sex selection
Sex selection also has consequences for society, families and the children themselves. Economic and cultural factors allow the preference for sons to persist in some cultures. If a couple in this situation chooses to have a girl, the family may experience stress and lack of acceptance in the future. Excessive preference for sons and daughters can also affect people\’s values. Some grandmothers and parents-in-law will also be very coercive and hope that the selection will be biased towards gender, which will also have an impact on the family.
Ethical issues
Now, different regions have different conceptual positions on this issue. Some places have explicitly banned gender selection, while other places allow couples to undergo gender screening. However, many people around the world have raised ethical questions about the issue.
Dignity of life
Some people also call behaviors similar to \”consumption for childcare needs\” \”unethical business practices.\” For example, in some countries, merchants sell boys\’ or girls\’ uniforms, suggesting that the right to choose one\’s gender has been extended to the commercial sphere, which has angered many people. Therefore, the issue of \”dignity of life\” should become an important criterion for such discussions. This is also one of the concerns of the German Fertility Research Institute.
Sexism
Choosing a child\’s gender may itself lead to sex discrimination. Such distracting thoughts can become more deeply embedded in the home environment. WorldThere is a great need for gender education in many parts of the world, because it is not worth living in hard-and-enforced standards that no one cares about for a long time.
Ethical, legal and social context
The moral, legal and social context of a country will all influence the country\’s decision on the upper limit of artificial insemination, as well as the correctness of the choice when it comes to gender selection. At the very least a thoughtful investigation should be done and a decision should be made. If they do not meet a country\’s needs, laws and social standards, then they should not be allowed to exist in that country.
Summary
Artificial insemination and gender selection are both immature technologies and widely controversial. Human beings need to work together to find the most appropriate path morally and technologically, so as to avoid some moral and environmental problems and at the same time promote the stable development of society through technological development. All issues regarding children should be considered with a high degree of responsibility to avoid causing more unpredictable problems.
