In our time technology gets to the point were can be said in advance if the fetus will have any defects and what the gender of the future child will be. One of the technological machinery that is used in identifying fetus' gender is ultrasound. In cases of pregnant women at older age or because of the family history that may cause some health problem to the fetus prenatal diagnostic is done. This is the original and still the only purpose for which prenatal diagnostic is used. In the past this procedure was very risky and there were many cases when because of this procedure fetus got harmed. Now the same procedure becomes virtually risk free for both the mother and the fetus. Also, since all these technological machinery is modern that makes the use of it very expensive. The question that the following case raises is if it is permissible to allowed use of prenatal diagnostic for the perfectly healthy fetus just because their parents wanted to find out the future gender of their child?

As it was point out prenatal diagnostic is the new technology in modern medicine. And even though that prenatal diagnostic get to the point that it virtually risk free for both mothe

r and fetus the word virtually warns that there is still a small chance remains that something may go wrong. Therefore mother's willingness to go on with diagnostic of the healthy fetus put fetus and mother itself at some minimum and unnecessary risk. Even smallest percentage of the unnecessary risk would be considered inappropriate and carrying mother would not go for diagnostic unless it would be totally necessary.

Therefore by pointing out to negative sides to the idea of opening doors for prenatal diagnostic to the public, the answer to the main question is no. The purpose for the prenatal diagnostic should stay as they were originally met to be. That is in cases of the possibility for any kind of problem that may result in the birth of unhealthy child. Otherwise, if the prenatal diagnostic will be accessible for the public the diagnostic will result in decreasing of the birth rate and increasing of the abortion rate.

The Simpsons family got three children all three of them are girls. Tom, the father of these children, always wanted to have a son in the family. The reason that was given that with the son he could play sport, go fishing and he will continue the family name. After some time his wife got pregnant again, and in order to find out about the gender of the fetus they requested prenatal diagnostic. But nearby fertility clinic turn down their request saying that what the Simpsons were planned to do is immoral, and that sex- selection for non-medical reason, that no doubt was the reason for diagnostic in this case, is not permissible.

One of the points that can be made that if prenatal diagnosti

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