It is - if and only if that was the only reason such tests were deployed. And even then there's nothing that stops the doctor from doing the determination and then advising the mother to, say, abort, or prepare herself for a child with special needs.
ps: Just in time to restart this thread, we have an indian minister with another reason for the gender gap not to widen like this .. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/04/13/indian-minister-says-declining-female-birth-rate-means-well-all-become-gay/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pinknews+%28Pink+News%29 srs On Thursday 14 April 2011 08:43 PM, Jon Cox wrote: > Early detection of gender-linked chromosomal disorders > is a sound medical reason for prenatal gender determination. > > I really don't think you'd want to criminalize that, > because it would:
