Reproductive Autonomy and Genetic Technologies: Ethical and Legal Implications Related to Sex Selection

Autonomy has always been at the center of discussions on reproduction. Development of various genetic technologies, aimed at the expansion of parental reproductive choices, resulted in heated debates on the limitations of the exercise of reproductive autonomy. The aim of this research is to analyse the arguments on the content and limitations of the concept of “autonomy” and “harm” with relevance to non-medical sex selection. In particular, I focus on interpreting “the harm principle” within the context of preconception and preimplantation sex selection.