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Six boys, no girls. What would you do?

Nov 16 05:52pm

If you had six boys in your family and little genetic chance of havng a girl, would you seek help overseas?

That was the decision facing the couple featured on Sunrise today, Lisa and Paul.

With the practice of sex selection banned here since 2005, Lisa and Paul Jones flew to Thailand for IVF treatment trying to balance out their family. The couple were unsuccessful - read their story in our factsheets - but they defend their decision saying they love their boys, they just desperately would like a girl.

What would you do? Is it ever ok to ‘play God’ and select the gender of a child?

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11. mnewton74 - Nov 17 09:40am

They are just trying to get a balance in their own family. In their position I would do the same.

12. tilbino - Nov 17 09:43am

I think it is contradictory that is is illegal to not choose the gender of your future child but it's legal to kill your unborn existing child. Going by the current laws, you could continue having abortions until you get a girl

13. tricia_hartley_brittliff - Nov 17 09:46am

I have 4 beautiful boys, which I love dearly, but not having a daughter, I felt like something was missing, like I wasn't complete. I was recently blessed with a little girl, and OMG, I don't want for another thing as long as I live. Best wishes for a girl Linda.

14. troy_nano1 - Nov 17 09:47am

I strongly disagree with ppl choosing the sex of their children. Children are a blessing and a gift we should all be grateful for, picking and choosing in the face of such honour is disrespecting life itself. Greed is a driving force for too many people today now children are becoming a commodity.

15. mct2455 - Nov 17 10:15am

Life is all about choice whether you choose to call that choice being selfish, so be it. I love all my boys and my husbands boys dearly. I NEVER said I was not grateful for my boys they are my the world to me but I just feel as though there is a small piece of our family missing, as does my eldest!

16. johnchat2me2 - Nov 17 10:43am

After being told we had to have IVF we naturally had a girl at 23wks,shes survived 7wks then we lost her. Now we have since had 2 boys at 32wks that we love to bits although we still long for a little girl since ours was taken away from us. I wish gender selection was an option here in Australia.

17. johnchat2me2 - Nov 17 10:49am

After being told we had to have IVF we naturally had a girl at 23wks,she lived for 7wks then we lost her.We had since had 2 boys at 32wks that we love to bits,although we would love to have a little girl since ours was taken away from us. I wish gender selection was available in Aust.

18. bubblesmackk - Nov 17 11:57am

i have 2 boys and would love a girl. i am a private patient and pay for everything in my pregnancy. i would have sex selection done. i know some people cant have children, and i am lucky to have 2, but how many do they want me to have in the 'chance' of a girl? good luck lisa.

19. bubblesmackk - Nov 17 12:12pm

there is a huge rise is numbers of ppl finding out the sex of the baby before 12 weeks and aborting, if it is not the desired sex. not illegal. i feel sex selection is the best option for couples. and not legal? why?

20. rebeccaditchmen - Nov 17 04:40pm

people should just be happy with what they get so what they dont have a girl they have 6 beautiful boys that look to me very healthy be thank ful that you can have kids some poeple out there cant.

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