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Medical staff should be instructed to "withhold information about the sex of the foetus" according to a draft resolution passed by a Council of Europe committee.
The plan is an attempt to prevent parents "selectively aborting" foetuses – usually female – as means of 'choosing' the sex of their child.
The practice has reached worrying proportions in some former Soviet states that are members of the Council.
However, the recommendation covers all 47 member states, meaning all NHS midwives and doctors could be blocked from telling expectant parents whether they will have a boy or a girl.
Parenting groups last night expressed anger about the proposed change, while doctors said the proposals were unworkable.
Medical staff should be instructed to "withhold information about the sex of the foetus" according to a draft resolution passed by a Council of Europe committee.
The plan is an attempt to prevent parents "selectively aborting" foetuses – usually female – as means of 'choosing' the sex of their child.
The practice has reached worrying proportions in some former Soviet states that are members of the Council.
However, the recommendation covers all 47 member states, meaning all NHS midwives and doctors could be blocked from telling expectant parents whether they will have a boy or a girl.
Parenting groups last night expressed anger about the proposed change, while doctors said the proposals were unworkable.
Well I'm waiting for all of our "pro-life" members here to stand up and applaud this "pro-life" measure. I mean they're saving fetuses! Why do I feel as though support's not coming?
It's hard for me to get worked up, or even feel a connection with, a suggestion by a foreign medical group that even the Dr's say is unworkable. The article also states there is a mail order 7 week blood test that people can get if they are serious about finding out the sex of their child so this suggestion is kind of pointless anyway.
Medical staff should be instructed to "withhold information about the sex of the foetus" according to a draft resolution passed by a Council of Europe committee.
The plan is an attempt to prevent parents "selectively aborting" foetuses – usually female – as means of 'choosing' the sex of their child.
The practice has reached worrying proportions in some former Soviet states that are members of the Council.
However, the recommendation covers all 47 member states, meaning all NHS midwives and doctors could be blocked from telling expectant parents whether they will have a boy or a girl.
Parenting groups last night expressed anger about the proposed change, while doctors said the proposals were unworkable.
The ultimate result of “elective” breeding for males will be to increase the value of and reduce the abortion of female children. This elective breeding seems to be characteristic of societies where women are considered expensive chattel and males are charged with providing for the parent's old age. They should go to a government sponsored pension system and let the sex of the children be determined naturally.
Pro-lifers will find solace in that those who desperately want to use such tests for gender bias, will find a way.
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