§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they support the use of technologies to determine foetal sex.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)The Government believe that pre-natal testing to detect any abnormalities in the foetus should be offered to all women. It would be a matter of clinical decision whether the sex of the foetus needs to be identified.