Can Fuzhou IVF choose sex?
IVF technology is a kind of assisted reproductive technology, which enables infertile couples to achieve their reproductive aspirations through in vitro fertilization. For some reasons, some couples hope to be able to choose the sex of IVF. So, can test tube babies in Fuzhou choose gender? The following will elaborate on this issue from the aspects of law, ethics, medicine and reality.
1、 Law and Ethics
At present, the IVF technology in Fuzhou does not clearly stipulate whether gender can be selected in law. However, according to the provisions of the Administrative Measures of the People's Republic of China on Human Reproductive Technology, IVF technology can only be used to treat infertility, not for non-medical purposes. Therefore, there is some controversy about whether the sex selection of IVF is legal.
From an ethical point of view, sex selection by IVF may involve gender discrimination and interference of human genes. Gender discrimination is a serious social problem. It is worth thinking deeply whether IVF's choice of gender will increase the preference for women and further aggravate gender inequality.
2、 Current status of medical technology
At present, some IVF hospitals in Fuzhou already have the technical conditions for gender selection. In a well-known reproductive hospital in Fuzhou, they used the incubator screening method to screen healthy embryos and implant them, so as to achieve the purpose of gender selection. In addition, there is another technology called embryo chromosome screening, which can determine the sex by detecting the chromosome of the embryo.
However, these technologies still have certain risks and limitations. First of all, the current technology is not 100% accurate, there may be some errors, and the success rate of gender selection is not high. Secondly, these technologies are controversial in ethics and law. Whether they should be carried out clinically should consider the balance between medicine and ethics.
3、 Actual demand and social impact
The demand for IVF to choose gender mainly comes from couples who need to choose gender for special reasons. For example, carriers of genetic diseases hope to avoid passing the disease on to the next generation, or hope to achieve family inheritance. On the one hand, this shows that couples attach importance to children's health and family traditions.
However, if IVF sex selection is expanded, it may cause a series of social problems. For example, it may lead to the intensification of gender inequality and further affect social stability and harmony. Therefore, the issue of gender selection should be properly regulated and managed.
4、 Summary
According to the current legal and ethical provisions, Fuzhou's IVF has not yet clearly stipulated whether it is legal to choose a gender. Medical technology has already met the conditions for gender selection, but there are still ethical and legal disputes. The actual need of IVF to choose gender is mainly reflected in the prevention of special genetic diseases and family inheritance. However, the expansion of gender selection may cause more social problems. Therefore, when formulating relevant policies, it is necessary to take medical, ethical and social factors into consideration and make reasonable control and management decisions.
