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From: taylor@hplabsc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Selecting the sex...
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Date: Sun, 5-Oct-86 14:26:31 EDT
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This article is from ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtune!jrh
 and was received on  Fri Oct  3 19:44:12 1986
 

Re: your question about being able to select the sex of your child.

The report I saw on TV (sorry, I don't recall which station but 
probably one of the "Big Three") said the technique was only applicable
(or being applied -- again sorry) to women who for medical reasons could
only have one child.

The person interviewed said they were aware of the problem to society
as a whole of wide-scale sex selection, but indicated that the number
of people that their technique was being used to treat was so small that
it didn't make much difference, and since they could only have one 
child, it was ok to let them choose its sex.

I know this does not address your wider question, nor do I know if
the technique *could* be used in general, but is being restricted for
ethical / social / moral reasons.

Just trying to add more information.

John Hutchinson
ATT Information Systems
Middletown NJ
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