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family balancing
family balancing n 1. (Sociology) US the choosing of the sex of a future child on the basis of how many children of each sex a family already has 2. (Medicine) US the choosing of the sex of a future child on the basis of how many children of each sex a family already has family balancing
family balancingChoosing to have a child of a particular sex according to the parents' preferences; prenatal gender selection. family balancing The wish to choose the sex of an unborn child on the basis of how many children of each sex already exist in a family. Measures to elect a gender are currently considered at least unethical and, in some countries, are illegal. |