Gender Selection Of Babies Is A Growing Trend

It’s becoming more common for couples to choose the gender of their child. Some families are paying huge sums to have a daughter or a son. Others are surprised to learn they have that choice in the course of getting fertility procedures like IVF. CNBC's Chrissy Farr explains.

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[anthonymugo]

I think it's a fantastic idea to choose your baby's gender. This would really help solve the over population crisis. Alot of 3rd and fourth babies are born because couples would say lets have another baby and this time we want to get a boy/girl but end up with the same gender again.

[wxedsanddokx]

Will they get a refund if they're Trans??

[jennyhundle]

I did PGS for gender selection and it worked the first try. I had a boy and wanted a little princess . Thanks to IVf Mexico my dream come true!

[Olokunful]

Meanwhile, Henry the 8th is spinning in his grave.

[capslock]

What's the point of choosing boy or girl when in 2050 your kid will probably identify itself as an apache attack helicopter

[ASBQ]

Imagine going through all of the IVF process to finally have a boy, only for the boy to later tells you he is a woman trapped in a man’s body.. what a waste smh

[agisler]

There is nothing unethical about this. Especially about designer babies. Everyone wants their children to have the best opportunities, health etc. I would go far and say that it's unethical to not use gene editing to eliminate diceases and possible health problems. How is it ethical to have a child knowing they could have loved a healthier life?

[lillymai]

A lot of people who do ivf just say pick the best embryos the absolute highest quality ones. I'd do it in a heart beat.

[Spyrix-rxrd]

Why do people prefer a specific gender for a child?

[paskowitz]

Human: There is no God

Other humans: Hold my beer

[Chuckom]

I don't know why people become uneasy about gene editing/selection. If you have the ability to make sure your child has the genes that best ensure they will live a prosperous and happy life it would be selfish and cruel not to endow a baby with those traits. Intelligence in particular is becoming increasingly important in an ever advancing economy. Assuming intelligence is largely a genetic trait allowing a child to come into the world without a minimum level of intelligence would basically ensure that such an individual would be relegated to a life of poverty. Is that really a good thing?

[anniehowell]

choosing your childs gender doesn't mean you can choose your childs character. if you gender select because you want to experience what its like to raise children of both genders i get that. most people who want children would like a mixture of boys and girls to get a balance. but if you want to gender select because you want to have a little girl to dress her up in pink tutus and to have a little mini me thats worrying because you can't say what your daughter will be like, what she'll be into and thats putting a lot of pressure on your girl as yet unborn to be what you want her to be. this little girl of yours might be a tomboy. victoria beckham said at one stage that her long awaited daughter harper was always playing football in the garden with her brothers and dad and it broke her heart to see her little girl be a tomboy and a daddys girl. equally a lot of fathers say they want a son to take him to the football. sam faires partner said he was really upset that his two year old son didn't want to kick a ball around. like in billy elliot when the dad said lads do football, boxing not ballet but thats what he wanted to do. mothers and daughters can be best friends or can be completely different characters and you cant choose what your child would be like regardless of gender

[OnceInLove]

I would love to get a baby girl one day

[Rebelmutt]

My boyfriend and I started talking about IVF. He only ever wanted his one child and his one child always wanted to be a loner kid. But now 3 years together he said if we can do IVF and get a boy we can do it which is fine by me because I always wanted a boy.

[hmdchy]

same people who would say there is no difference between male and female
would "chose" their own gender.

[christinaperkins]

I'm on my second boy hell be born in late July early August. My boyfriend and I already decided if we try again we'd like to check out gender selection to ensure we get a girl for our last baby this will be his 3rd son and we both really want a girl

[fargorealtors]

Not something I would do. But to each their own.

[annietribble]

I wonder if this can be used to prevent ADHD and learning disabilities like auditory processing. I have both and I would preferably not want any kids I have to have it.

[PsychicReadingUsaFacebookGroup]

When I was about 6 months pregnant with my DD I had a dream that DH and I got to see and hold this precious little girl for a moment and then we understood we had to let her go back until she was done growing but we would be with her again soon. I still remember how sweet that dream felt. Thanks for the positive energy

[carlottawilliams]

I believe it's not natural to choose the gender of your baby...