No to Sex Selection 2

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No to Sex Selection2

• Hoda Rashad
• The Social Research Center
• The American University in Cairo

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My Position

• Lens
• Community
• Macro Concern
• No Macro Concern
• Individual
• RH HR Women

• Right to Sex Selection
• Literature Position
• X X
• yes XX
• yes X

3
Countries With No Sex Bias

• By definition not a natural right
• Coercive Market Consumerism can lead to sexist
  society by default if not by design
• Slippery road of eugenics
• Children as a commodity (wellbeing?)

4
Countries With No Sex Bias

• 5. Futile Science Waste of Resources
• 6. Long term negative health impact
• 7. Skewed sex ratio (non-random adoption of sex
  selection)
• 8. Double Standard

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Countries With Sex Bias

• Sex imbalance (120-156)
• RH does not incorporate sex selection
• Informed, responsible choice
• Maria has a need not a right
• Medical sex selection yes
• Necessity sex selection yes
• Rights sex selection X

Detrimental to Women sex violence gendercide
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Simple Message
Khaled
Hisham
Engy
Asmaa