Sex selection

  • Indian P.M. calls sex selection a "national shame"

    But critics say his speech doesn't go far enough to address the root causes of bias against girls.
  • Quote of the day

    "It's a girl" is no longer a lament in South Korea.
  • Girl shortage spreads to Vietnam

    Where will the rest of Asia find brides to import?
  • Girls just want to be born

    South Korea flips a switch: The son is no longer No. 1.
  • It's a girl ... please

    More parents are reportedly using fancy fertility techniques to have daughters.
  • Why wait? Find out your baby's sex at six weeks

    A test from DNA Worldwide analyzes a mother's blood to determine her fetus' sex. Could it lead to sex selection?
  • India's "missing girls"

    The Washington Times looks at the country's spate of sex-selective abortions and female infanticide.
  • The ethics of sex selection

    Should parents be able to special-order boy and girl babies?
  • More on those lonely Chinese bachelors

    Government announces crackdown on sex-selection abortion.
  • Millions of lonely would-be grooms in China

    In just 15 years, the country will have 30 million more men than women of marriageable age.
  • Saved, or sacrificed?

    Infanticide and abortion of female fetuses remain major problems in India, but some parents believe they're sparing their daughters lives of hardship.
  • $300 for your daughter's hand in marriage

    A bride shortage in South Korea causes men to seek matches abroad.
  • Designer babies

    Foreign families seek to legally gender-select embryos in the U.S.
  • Crackdown on aborting female fetuses

    A doctor in India goes to jail for performing sex-selective tests and abortions.
  • 40 million horny bachelors

    Will sexually frustrated men be the cause of China's next war?
  • Missing women: Is nature or culture to blame?

    Researchers tackle gender disparities in Asia and North Africa.
  • Indian society still doesn't think much of girls

    A new study finds that half a million female fetuses are aborted there every year.
  • Pink? Blue? Take your pick

    200 couples choose the gender of their babies in a study of why they'd want to.
  • Our shiny happy clone future

    Procreation without sex, smarter babies and the right to choose the sexual orientation of your kids -- it's all good, says scientist Gregory Stock.
  • Clone free

    Francis Fukuyama warns that the combination of runaway biotechnology and individual freedom could lead to a social nightmare.
  • Japanese want baby girls; Indians choose boys

    As parents coordinate their babies' sexes ahead of time, the male-female ratio gets even more skewed.
  • Hot Flash: I want your sex

    How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race?
  • I want your sex

    How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race?

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