英女性热衷飞美国选择胎儿性别
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> 400 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="granting">granting</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Lansley">Lansley</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>, <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>.</p><p><span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="clinics">clinics</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fertilised">fertilised</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="implant">implant</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embryo">embryo</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="them">them</span> - <span word="after">after</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>.</p><p><span word="Patients">Patients</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="jetting">jetting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="British">British</span>-<span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jeffrey">Jeffrey</span> <span word="Steinberg">Steinberg</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="around">around</span> 40 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Altogether">Altogether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> 400 <span word="British">British</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Steinberg">Steinberg</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>: "<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>."</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Steinberg">Steinberg</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="implantation">implantation</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> (<span word="PGD">PGD</span>).</p>
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