McShane, FrannyMartin, DavidGodfrey, Nelda2013-06-282013-06-2820132013-08-01https://hdl.handle.net/2271/1171About the author: Mary (Franny) McShane is from Fairway, Kansas. While at the School of Nursing she received clinical excellence awards for all three levels. She was the James R. Wright IV Scholarship recipient. She plans to start her nursing career at the University of Kansas Hospital and eventually would like to become an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.“It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl”! These two simple sentences are by far the most exciting news a mother and father hear in their careers as parents. It’s a flip of a coin, 50 – 50, boy or girl. What if, that ratio could be predicted or even ensured to go in your favor? With technology advancing as fast paced as it is in the world, this chance game of gender may be completely negated. As this is an advance in medical-based technology, nurses may be involved in the genetic aspects and help facilitate the decision-making process of a family choosing whether or not to use this technology. Therefore, nurses need to become more educated in this area of research and begin to understand the variety of ramification of this advance. According to the World Health Organization (2011), this technology could be seen as a preconception form of sexism and could result in the ultimate imbalance of gender in the world. Inevitably, a line must be drawn. The purpose of this paper is to explore these pros and cons of the ethical dilemma created by this new technology as well as its importance in the nursing profession. To begin to discuss the implications, one must understand the process itself and the consequences it creates.Editorial. Closer Look at Visitation Hour Policies in Intensive Care Units -- Banh, M. Expanding Donor Criteria: Is it Safe? -- Barkman, A. Intimate Partner Violence Screening: A Nursing Concern? -- Friesen, K. Taking the Guess Out of the Gender Game: Ethical Issues in Pre-Conception Sex Selection -- McShane, F. Let's Talk About Sex -- Mikulan, K. Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pro_Life Choices -- O'Malley, C. Medical Marijuana: The Legal and Clinical Facts Regarding Medical Use -- Ramsey, A. The Benefits of Psychedelic Drug Application for Clinical Treatment of Mental Illness -- Shumate, T. Ethical Issues of Children as Research Subjects -- Truong, M. N.8 pagesen-USFamily PlanningPre-ConceptionEthicsArticleopenAccess