Ethical considerations in sex selection
نویسندگان
1 Fertility and Infertility Research Center
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4 Fertility and Infertility Research Center,
5 Student Research Committee, Department of Research and Technology, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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چکیده
Advances in modern medicine are resulted from unrestricted and unlimited researchdisregarding many essentials of a research including ethical issues. Following ethical issues,many of unwanted pregnancies and abortions can be avoided. Several factors such as medicalissues including X linked disease, has encouraged couples to select traditional or moderntechniques in selecting the gender of their children. Some of these methods are correctedSwim-up method or washing of spermatozoa, Percoll gradient sperm separation method, grasswool column filter method method, albumin separation method, microsort method using FISH(Fluorescence in situ hybridization), free electrophoresis method, Ph adjustment method, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)/fluorescence in situ hybridization. This technology isconfronted with many ethical issues. Ethical considerations PGD in the SEX SELECTION differ indifferent religions and their perspectives on this issue. In this this review, electronic databases,books and Internet sites were completely searched and full articles including required keywordsand techniques were obtained and reviewed. The rites and religions, were different and hadlegal perspectives and opinions about PGD. In some non-Islamic countries there are strict rulesto control the use of technology. Some of these methods are costly and even risky. They alsoinvolve ethical issues such as legitimacy of the conceived fetus; recommending final touchesin sex selection is still considered a taboo and a big issue in some cultures or mono-sexualfamilies. Islamic views and beliefs are more flexible and the use of these technologies areallowed to preserve the health and lives permit. Islam strongly favors humanity and supportsdifferent issues if they are not in conflict with the primary concept of legitimate reproductionand are beneficial to human beings.