Is it a boy or a girl?: Who should (not) know children’s sex and why?
(2013) In Journal of Medical Ethics 39. p.374-377- Abstract
- In this paper, we present the case of a couple who refused to disclose the sex of their child to others, and some of the responses that this case prompted in the international media. We outline the ethical issues that this case raises, and we place it into the more general context of parental preferences regarding the gender (development) of their children and of the impact on children of parental choices in the matter. Based on current knowledge of gender identity development, we identify some of the potential pitfalls of such a course of action and we briefly present some alternative strategies that could be implemented in order to ensure more freedom of gender formation in children.
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- author
- Cutas, Daniela LU and Giordano, Simona
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- parenting ethics, gender development, parental responsibility
- in
- Journal of Medical Ethics
- volume
- 39
- pages
- 374 - 377
- publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84878209688
- ISSN
- 1473-4257
- DOI
- 10.1136/medethics-2011-100415
- language
- English
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- fcb500d5-c275-473e-b626-87e792b3005c
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publisher = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
series = {{Journal of Medical Ethics}},
title = {{Is it a boy or a girl?: Who should (not) know children’s sex and why?}},
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doi = {{10.1136/medethics-2011-100415}},
volume = {{39}},
year = {{2013}},
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