"Everybody Wang Chung tonight"
OK, the name of this post has nothing to do with anything.
I just read something in the Calgary Herald (our local paper) and I wanted to post the link here: Gender pre-selection gaining currency.
Now, my views on life issues are probably pretty clear to most of my dear readers, but I think that this article shows that many people will allow no boundaries on getting "what they want." This even includes children. There are so many things wrong with choosing the gender of a baby. Even people who don't include God in their decisions can understand that when humanity screws with nature (see the environment and wildlife which has been "introduced" to new places) it almost always ends badly. Why would we believe that choosing the genders of our children would end WELL? Just on the level of reasonable things, does "shopping" for the "perfect" child seem like a wise thing to do?
I am a selfish person. Really. I'm impatient and rude and I have a terrible tendancy toward gossip. I just wish that the people who are thinking of doing this would take a deep look at themselves and ask why they are motivated to do this? I can't think of one - truly valuable - reason. At least (as the article says), Isreal only allows this after a family has had FOUR children of the same gender to allow for a 5th of the other gender. Although I am against this in any form, I would be tempted to bend if the US/Canada wanted to allow for this same rule. I would be amazed if any North American family would have 5 children just to get that one gender.
And I can't help but wonder what will happen to those embryos that aren't the right gender? Now that's the ultimate form of "being left out of kickball."
What an interesting post as RKZ and I prepare to spend the next 2 days in adoption seminars/courses. And we'll take anyone they want to give us.
I just read something in the Calgary Herald (our local paper) and I wanted to post the link here: Gender pre-selection gaining currency.
Now, my views on life issues are probably pretty clear to most of my dear readers, but I think that this article shows that many people will allow no boundaries on getting "what they want." This even includes children. There are so many things wrong with choosing the gender of a baby. Even people who don't include God in their decisions can understand that when humanity screws with nature (see the environment and wildlife which has been "introduced" to new places) it almost always ends badly. Why would we believe that choosing the genders of our children would end WELL? Just on the level of reasonable things, does "shopping" for the "perfect" child seem like a wise thing to do?
I am a selfish person. Really. I'm impatient and rude and I have a terrible tendancy toward gossip. I just wish that the people who are thinking of doing this would take a deep look at themselves and ask why they are motivated to do this? I can't think of one - truly valuable - reason. At least (as the article says), Isreal only allows this after a family has had FOUR children of the same gender to allow for a 5th of the other gender. Although I am against this in any form, I would be tempted to bend if the US/Canada wanted to allow for this same rule. I would be amazed if any North American family would have 5 children just to get that one gender.
And I can't help but wonder what will happen to those embryos that aren't the right gender? Now that's the ultimate form of "being left out of kickball."
What an interesting post as RKZ and I prepare to spend the next 2 days in adoption seminars/courses. And we'll take anyone they want to give us.
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