Is Gender Pre-determination A Good Thing?

[Derryck alias Mimbari]

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August 03-2010:

Is Gender Pre-determination A Good Thing?

Gender Preference:

This is a medical precedure that can be done to ensure the preferred
Sexual Identity of the unborn fetus. In some countries like China,
Japan, and in South Asia. The preference for the Male child is
greater, because he will guarantee a handsome DOWRY when he is about
to get married. And his parents will not have to worry about their son
not being able to get married, because of age or poverty.

Why Are Boys Preferred To Girls In These Cultures?

Historically, as I mentioned above, the male child is expected to care
for the entire family unit after marriage. Like careing for the
elders, the sick, his parents and grandparents, for as long as they
are alive. This is a cultural expectation that all boys are expected
to honor. The girls are not expected to do so, because they will be
married (supposedly), and that responsibility will be on the shoulders
of their husbands.

Does Pre-determining Gender Identity Upset The National Gender
Balance?

I believe that it does!
In China currently, after decades of Communist Policy to encourage and
financially compensate women for male children. This have created a
terrible shortage of females in the general society. In Japan too this
phenomenon of Male preference is also creating a serious shortage of
females.

Coupled with the ever growing longevity of the elderly. A reversal of
National Policy in both societies are being contemplated to reverse
the hitherto Gender Preference Policy. And allow for natural
selection, or whatever gender nature produces to take place, without
medical intervention.

What Are The Dis-advantages And Advantages Of Gender Selection?

In countries that have allowed gender pre-determination to occur, the
males are enjoying this societal privilege, at the general expense of
their female counterparts. Some males get married after paying a very
meagre dowry.

While the Girl's family have to come up with whatever cost or Dowry
the Male match asks for or demands. And when you are poor, with
several daughters to be married. This can be devastating for that
family. Many end up killing their female born, or selling them to
anyone who is willing to pay for domestic help in their homes for a
contracted period, or forever!

Derryck.
NYC.