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Fear of change has always seemed to rule over common sense. It doesn't matter if the change is as simple as the way one generation dresses, we resist change. As our world's knowledge of issues continues to grow, there will continue to be changes that are unfathomable to us now. The public applauds when the discoveries find a cure for an illness but if the finding is one that effects personal choices that are foreign to them, they panic. You will always have those that applaud any change, those reluctant to see change and those that will weigh the balances of the pros and cons of change. Each of us needs to determine the importance of the change, the need (even if not our need) and the negatives of the change. We must respect the rights of others.

Why do you or I care whether someone chooses the sex of his baby? Having a baby is a choice left to the parents and is their decision alone. Science is now offering options that were impossible years ago but now there are options that are new and even scary to some people. Fear has fought changes in mankind for centuries! If there is no harm to the expectant child or the mother, why would someone question your ability to make a sound decision on the choice of the sex when offered.

There was a time when you would hear someone scream, if God wanted us to fly he would have given us wings! Now the shout is about the sex of a baby. Why should you deny your self the joy of having a girl or boy if the option is yours. Example, let's say you can only have this one child, wouldn't it be wonderful to make the choice of the sex. Example, you have six boys and so badly want a little girl but give up because you simply can't afford anymore births and can't go through trying again.

Choosing the sex of my child never was important to me but to some people it could be a critical issue. The personal issues of others should be their own and their choices be allowed based on the issues that only they know. To deny a person this right is impinging on that person's rights as a human being. The person's choice does not effect you or me and should not be influenced by our feelings on the issue.

The issue, do we take away someone's rights because we are opposed to that choice? Do we deny someone his rights because we don't feel they should have those rights? When are going to start respecting each other and allowing the differences between people without the panic of fear entering into it causing over reaction and loss of common sense.

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