At the age of 38, she thought the clock was ticking, so she began studying sex selection through IVF. In the first model, those who are more likely to reject IVF for sex selection are women (predicted probability = 46%, p = 0.000, compare men), young people aged 17 to 34 (predicted probability = 47%, p = 0.000, compare 65+ years), those with a bachelor`s degree or higher (predicted probability = 54%, p = 0.000, compare other levels of education) and those who attend religious services once a month or more (predicted probability = 55%, p = 0.010, never compare). The high level of rejection is higher with sex-selective abortion than with sex-selective IVF (Model 2), but the trends are similar to those found for IVF. Again, those who are more opposed to abortion due to sex selection are women (predicted probability = 57%, p = 0.000, compare men), young people aged 17 to 34 (predicted probability = 69%, p = 0.000, compare other age groups), those with a bachelor`s degree or higher (predicted probability = 65%, p = 0.000, compare other levels of education), those who take once a month or more attend religious services (predicted probability = 66%, p = 0.016, never compare). Those who strongly oppose IVF for sex selection are essentially a subset of those who strongly oppose abortion for sex selection (not shown). As shown in Figure 2, the proportion of the population strongly disapproving of IVF or abortion for sex selection increased significantly between 2007 and 2016 (Table 1; p = 0.000). Kovacs G, McCrann J, Levine M, Morgan G. The Australian community does not support IVF sex selection for social reasons. Int J Reprod Med. 2013;242174:1–3. This study addresses this issue and found from analysis of a recent large nationally representative survey that about three-quarters of Australians believe that the use of IVF for non-medical sex selection should not be legal, either for family balance or for any reason.
In contrast, most Australians (58%) believe sex selection through IVF should be legal for medical reasons. “It doesn`t hurt to do sex selection for a number of families who are looking for a family balance. In the early 2000s, Dahl et al. conducted a series of sex selection surveys in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States [12,13,14]. One of the questions raised was whether the respondent would use a hypothetical blue or pink pill if such technology were available to ensure the birth of a son or daughter. We used this question in the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes and also expanded it to ask whether respondents believe this drug should be legal if it exists. The rationale for these questions is to separate those who oppose the sex selection method (such as IVF or abortion) from those who oppose the motivation (e.g., sex discrimination) or outcome (e.g., gender imbalance and ratios) of sex selection. The weighted responses to these two questions for 2007 and 2016 are presented in Figure 3.
One school of thought is that legislation should be guided by community attitudes. This appears to be the position of the NHMRC, which stated in its 2017 revision of the ethical guidelines: “In any controversial practice, society`s willingness to accept a practice is a relevant and important consideration.” Our study shows that Australians oppose the use of sex selection, including IVF, unless its use is recommended for medical reasons. Although the NHMRC has previously suggested that social sex selection may be more acceptable for family balance than for other reasons [8, 9], our research shows that Australians` resistance to social sex selection is fairly consistent, whether for family balance for the second or third child. or for some reason. Topics: Fertility, Reproduction and contraception, Health, Pregnancy and birth, People, Babies, Babies—newborns, Family and children, Community and society, Australia, QLD, Brisbane-4000 A ban on sex selection in Australia was recommended by the NHMRC Health Ethics Committee in 2004. Why did the NHMRC ban social sex selection? Annex 1 of the document (NHMRC) gives three reasons. “We understand that parents may be disappointed by this,” he told News.com.au, adding that it could be decades before IVF sex selection is allowed in Australia. The reasons sex selection is permitted are that it “may enable parents to fulfill their religious obligations or cultural expectations,” and that sex selection is rightly seen as a matter of individual autonomy. Here are some common places where Australians receive sex selection and egg donation overseas: In 2016, about three-quarters of AuSSA respondents opposed legalizing IVF sex selection or providing family compensation for a second or third child for any reason.