Social sex selection and the balance of the sexes:: Empirical evidence from Germany, the UK, and the US

被引：19

作者：

Dahl, E.

Beutel, M.

Brosig, B.

Gruessner, S.

Stoebel-Richter, Y.

Tinneberg, H. -R.

Braehler, Elmar

机构：

[1] Univ Giessen, Ctr Gynaecol & Obstet, D-35392 Giessen, Germany

[2] Univ Giessen, Clin Psychosomat Med & Psychotherapy, Giessen, Germany

[3] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Clin Psychosomat Med & Psychotherapy, D-6500 Mainz, Germany

[4] Univ Leipzig, Dept Psychol & Med Sociol, D-7010 Leipzig, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS | 2006年 / 23卷 / 7-8期

关键词：

sex selection; sex ratio; gender preferences; public policy;

D O I：

10.1007/s10815-006-9064-y

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Preconception sex selection for nonmedical reasons is one of the most controversial issues in bioethics today. The most powerful objection to social sex selection is based on the assumption that it may severely distort the natural sex ratio and lead to a socially disruptive imbalance of the sexes. Based on representative social surveys conducted in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, this paper argues that the fear of an impending sex ratio distortion is unfounded. Given the predominant preference for a "gender balanced family," a widely available service for social sex selection is highly unlikely to upset the balance of the sexes in Western societies.

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