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The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she would be very uncomfortable about allowing parents to choose their children's sex.
The Health and Medical Research Council is reviewing whether to allow any parents who use IVF to select their baby's gender.
The practice is currently only allowed when there is a risk that parents will pass on genetic diseases.
The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the Government has no plans to overturn the ban.
"I must say on a personal level I am very apprehensive about such a change," she said.
"I'm happy to see any review of the science and the arguments that people might want to make for and against the case.
"But I need to flag that the governments had not set down the path because we want to make any changes, and at a personal level I'm very uncomfortable about the suggestions that a change might be made."
Leading IVF specialist Professor Gab Kovacs says that is ridiculous and not allowing parents to choose the sex of their child could have negative results.
"If a...
The Health and Medical Research Council is reviewing whether to allow any parents who use IVF to select their baby's gender.
The practice is currently only allowed when there is a risk that parents will pass on genetic diseases.
The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the Government has no plans to overturn the ban.
"I must say on a personal level I am very apprehensive about such a change," she said.
"I'm happy to see any review of the science and the arguments that people might want to make for and against the case.
"But I need to flag that the governments had not set down the path because we want to make any changes, and at a personal level I'm very uncomfortable about the suggestions that a change might be made."
Leading IVF specialist Professor Gab Kovacs says that is ridiculous and not allowing parents to choose the sex of their child could have negative results.
"If a...