In vitro fertilization (IVF) has become commonplace andfertility clinics in the US can nearly guarantee the child'sgender. Gender selection is forbidden in many countries becausepoliticians assume it will be used to produce boy babies. India andChina have areas of the country where the gender imbalance is soskewed to men that they will have trouble finding spouses. In theFertility Institutes of LA Dr. Steinberg asserts that there isroughly a 50/50 balance. What do you think of gender selection?Would you avail yourself of IVF if necessary?
An alternative assignment would be to discuss medical tourismwhere people go abroad to get a dental or medical procedure done,usually because of expense. Do you know someone who went abroad formedical tourism? What was the outcome? Would you go abroad if thecost savings were significant?
