States could shut down proposal for parents to choose baby's sex

By Rania Spooner
Updated August 2 2016 - 8:09am, first published July 26 2016 - 11:56am
A National Health and Medical Research Council committee is expected to finalise its recommendations on choosing a baby's sex within weeks.
A National Health and Medical Research Council committee is expected to finalise its recommendations on choosing a baby's sex within weeks.

Even if an Australian medical panel recommends parents get the power to choose a baby's sex for family balancing, the proposal still faces a national ethics board and could be shut down by the states.

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