New Resolution Could Bar Parents From Knowing Baby’s Sex

[Dos Equis]

The fact they need legislation for this is pretty sad.   

New Resolution Could Bar Parents From Knowing Baby’s Sex
Published September 12, 2011
FoxNews.com

A Council of Europe committee has drafted a resolution that would instruct medical staff to withhold revealing the sex of the fetus in an attempt to prevent parents from “selectively aborting,” The Daily Telegraph reported.

The resolution would apply to all 47 member states – so midwives and doctors would be unable to tell expectant parents if their baby is a boy or a girl.

Some doctors are expressing concern over the recommendation.

Dr. Gillian Lockwood, medical director of Midland Fertility Services in the U.K., said some parents may be able to figure out the gender themselves, while looking at ultrasound screens.

Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing editor of FoxNewsHealth.com, said he is not surprised by the resolution, but it does not make sense.

“There are parents that specifically want an ultrasound to determine the sex so they can consider sex selection,” he said. “(But) the consensus of withholding information from a parent falls against the grain of a relationship between a doctor and a patient. It violates ethics.”

Alvarez said the practice could never be done in America, as any documented medical data done on a patient immediately becomes the patient’s property.

Parenting groups say parents will be upset if this resolution is passed.

"I can understand that there may be problems in some parts of the world with sex selection, but it seems ridiculous to apply the thinking to countries where this has not been shown to be a problem,” said Justine Roberts, founder of parenting website Mumsnet.

"I think pregnant women would feel pretty angry and disappointed to be told they can't be told the gender of their unborn child."

Alvarez said the gender can be determined anywhere from week 14 to 16. It is up to the government, or as in America, each state to determine when an abortion can be performed.

The resolution will be presented to the council’s Parliamentary Assembly in October.

Click here to read more on this story from the Telegraph.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/09/12/new-resolution-could-bar-parents-from-knowing-babys-sex/

[OzmO]

Dumb.

[Roger Bacon]

The European Union can pass laws that are actually binding in all member countries?  That's insane 

[Fury]

The European Union can pass laws that are actually binding in all member countries?  That's insane  

The EU will be lucky if it's still around at the end of this year.

[Roger Bacon]

The EU will be lucky it's still around at the end of this year.

Good to know, what a mess.  I hope I never live to see a day when Americans are governed by Mexicans and Canadians.  Fuck 

"The common law is already clear on this. Parliament is sovereign.  EU law has effect in the UK because - and solely because - Parliament wills that it should. Parliament chose to pass the European Communities Act 1972.  That was the act of a sovereign Parliament."

[tonymctones]

dont worry straw, TA et al. thinks it its perfectly acceptable for the mother to abort a child b/c she doesnt want a child of that sex....


also if they have a party to go to that weekend and really want to have a few drinks...