When it comes to fulfilling their long-cherished dream of
bearing a son and heir, there is no limit to how far Singaporeans
will go. Like Thailand, for example, or even the United States.
The attraction of these places has to do with not just their
skills in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. After all, that
is on offer here.
But these foreign destinations - initially the US, but
increasingly Thailand as well - allow parents to choose the gender
of their baby through a procedure known as preimplantation genetic
diagnosis (PGD), something barred in Singapore.
And having a son is all important - especially to people of
Chinese ancestry all over the world.
-- ST
Why would you want to have son, when you know that boys are more
likely to be beaten, molested, raped, tortured, and murdered than
girls are?????