Can Chengdu IVF choose gender?
IVF is an assisted reproductive technology that helps couples who cannot conceive naturally realize their desire to have children by culturing the fertilized eggs in vitro. In Chengdu, there are some professional reproductive centers that provide IVF services. However, many people have some doubts about whether IVF can choose gender. This article will discuss from four aspects: laws and regulations, medical ethics, technical restrictions and social impact.
laws and regulations
In China, according to the Administrative Measures for Human Assisted Reproduction Technology, IVF technology can only be used to treat infertility, not to select gender. This is because the original intention of IVF technology itself is to help infertile couples achieve their reproductive aspirations, rather than to select gender. Therefore, the reproduction center in Chengdu cannot select the gender according to the requirements of couples when performing IVF operations.
However, some countries and regions allow IVF to choose gender because they have different cultural and legal backgrounds. For example, Japan allows couples to choose their gender, but they must meet certain conditions, such as one party suffering from sex chromosome related diseases. However, in any case, it is not allowed to choose a gender when conducting IVF in Chengdu.
Medical ethics
The sex selection of IVF involves medical ethics. On the one hand, IVF technology has brought good news to infertile couples and helped them realize their desire to have children, but the choice of gender by IVF may also lead to gender inequality. There is a prejudice of boys first in many parts of the world. If IVF can choose the gender, it may lead to more male births, further exacerbating the problem of gender imbalance.
On the other hand, medical ethics also emphasizes respecting the natural selection of life. Sex selection may lead to the abuse of IVF technology and affect the diversity and balanced development of human populations. Therefore, under the guidance of medical ethics, sex selection of IVF in Chengdu is strictly restricted.
Technical limitations
At present, there are still some restrictions on the technology of IVF sex selection. Although scientists can screen by predicting the sex of the fertilized egg, this process is not completely accurate. In addition, ethical and legal issues also limit IVF's choice of gender. Therefore, in Chengdu, the technology of IVF sex selection has not been applied in practice.
Of course, in some special cases, such as cases where one spouse suffers from some gender related genetic diseases or gender imbalance, doctors can select the gender through screening technology. But these are special cases, and not all couples can choose their gender.
social influence
Whether IVF is allowed to choose gender will also have a certain impact on society. If IVF can choose the gender, it may lead more couples to choose male babies, further exacerbating the problem of gender imbalance. This will not only have an impact on the population structure and gender ratio, but also may cause other social problems.
On the other hand, restrictions on IVF's choice of gender can also protect the principle of respecting life and prevent IVF technology from being abused. Sex selection may lead to further emphasis on the status of IVF in society, which may lead to moral and ethical disputes. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the sex selection of IVF in Chengdu.
Summary
To sum up, the IVF technology in Chengdu does not allow gender selection, which is based on the provisions of Chinese laws and regulations and medical ethics. Sex selection of IVF involves many aspects of law, ethics, technology and society. Although some countries and regions allow IVF to choose gender, in Chengdu, gender selection is still restricted.
Because of this, Chengdu Reproductive Center pays more attention to providing professional IVF services to help couples achieve their reproductive aspirations, rather than pursuing gender selection, in order to protect the development of medical ethics and social balance.
