The society concludes that "sex selection aimed at increasing gender variety in families may not so greatly increase the risk of harm to children, women or society that its use should be prohibited or condemned as unethical in all cases".
John A. Robertson, a professor of law and bioethics at the University of Texas, said: "The distinction between doing it for so-called family balancing or gender variety would be a useful line to draw at this stage of the debate, just as maybe a practice guideline, and let's just see how it works out".
In a roster starved for gender variety, that was a drag.
Sibling rivalries and the common gene pools that accompany them often produce great sporting results, but brother-sister combinations at the highest level are rarer than the same-gender variety that has given us the Schumacher brothers behind the wheel and the Manning brothers behind the offensive line.
"Gender diversity brings a variety of perspectives to the table that can help foster new and innovative ideas," said Democratic Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara, who is sponsoring the bill with Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego.
A recent study by Dr Hannah Cobb of Manchester University, entitled Digging Diversity, revealed that students in British archaeology courses were fully represented in terms of race, disability, gender and variety of socio-economic background.
Participants came from rural and urban areas, both genders, a variety of socioeconomic status, and all ethnicities were represented.
Fairness of opportunities, gender equality, and variety of geographical origins – among other diversity features – have to be considered carefully so that employees feel comfortable with their workplace.
Even more important than the fact that Williams rocks a red dress is that bodies of a variety of gender identities come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
The articles in this supplement examine sex and gender using a variety of methodological approaches and research contexts.
