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WCDT: 2236-40 (23-27 July 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Method of Madness:
Yeah, but a considerable majority of humanity is heterosexual, wouldn't a one-sex species be problematic?
Sidhekin:
Actually, if both parents are female, so is the offspring. No Y-chromosome forthcoming.
LTK:
--- Quote from: treyhawk on 27 Jul 2012, 17:08 ---It would be safe to assume then that the technology to be able to choose your child's sex before birth would be feasible.
--- End quote ---
Well, that part is piss easy. All you need to do is put the zygote under the microscope and identify the chromosomes. I'm pretty sure every IVF treatment done in the last decade already had that opportunity; I don't know if they take it, or if it's legal to do so.
Method of Madness:
Is there any good reason for it to be illegal?
Omega Entity:
Imagine China's one-child policy, and the effects it's had on the population - male children are preferred in that particular society. Now the male-to-female ratio is all out of whack. Just imagine how it would be in similar societies, if gender could be chosen at conception.
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