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FETAL GENDER SELECTION: WHICH COUNTRIES ALLOW IT? A Global Legal and Ethical Guide FETAL GENDER SELECTION: WHICH COUNTRIES ALLOW IT? A Global Legal and Ethical Guide Executive Summary: Navigating the Global Landscape of Gender Selection The practice of fetal gender selection, or family balancing, is one of reproductive medicine’s most complex and heavily regulated areas. The legality of choosing an embryo’s or fetus’s sex varies drastically worldwide, from near-universal acceptance in some nations to outright bans in others. This guide breaks down the global rules, focusing on which countries allow it, the primary method used—Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) in conjunction with IVF—and the critical ethical debates. Key takeaways: Legality Varies Significantly: The US, Thailand, and Cyprus permit fetal gender selection for non-medical reasons (family balancing). Conversely, Canada, the UK, and most European countries strictly prohibit the procedure. The Primary Method: Pre-conception gender selection via IVF with PGT-A offers
