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Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis and Selection: From Disease Prevention to Customized Conception

DifferenTakes Series
24 ~ Reproductive Technologies
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By Tania Simoncelli

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Many expectant parents hope that their child will be a girl or a boy, but should people be allowed to use high-tech fertility techniques for the sole purpose of customizing a child’s sex?

Tania Simoncelli currently works for the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) in Washington, D.C. This article was written while she worked as a Program Director for the Center for Genetics and Society in Oakland, CA. Ms. Simoncelli holds an M.S. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley and has worked as a policy analyst, researcher and activist on a host of environmental and public health issues.