1.   A few wanted sex selection because they were at risk of having babies with genetic diseases that afflict boys almost exclusively, he said.

2.   But it has always been clear that the method could easily be used for sex selection.

3.   But, Gleicher said, if sperm sorting is all right for sex selection, why prohibit preimplantation diagnosis for sex selection?

4.   Forbes also said he would ban abortion for sex selection, ban federal funding for abortion, encourage adoption and create a new climate against abortion.

5.   The in vitro fertilization process that would be used is expensive and would thus limit the number of people who could take advantage of sex selection.

6.   This fear of the slippery slope, of a slide into eugenics, is why many countries have prohibited technologically assisted sex selection.

7.   To that end, he has opposed mandatory government funding for abortions and opposed abortion late in pregnancies or for sex selection.

8.   We can do it by banning abortions for purposes of sex selection.

9.   But what qualifies this medical researcher, who spent much of his early career in livestock sex selection, to make such decisions?

10.   Government sources say the proposals would ban other practices, including sex selection of babies for non-medical reasons and surrogate motherhood for profit.