%0 Journal Article %T A violation of equality and the right to life: Sex selection %A Ay£¿e Koyun %A N¨¹ket £¿rnek B¨¹ken %J International Journal of Human Sciences %D 2013 %I International Journal of Human Sciences %X Sex selection, fetal sex identification and the use of non-medical purposes. Sex selection is applied to medical and non-medical reasons. Reinforce discrimination against women in the sex selection of non-medical reasons. Choosing the sex of the children asked to be owned, in favor of men from losing the value of girls, women's status within the family and society has led to a reduction. Sex differences in each value proposition is installed or sex discrimination is of concern ethically be done. Women and men, but a reality to be different, this difference in conditions resulting from the acquisition of positive, negative or situations where it is at a disadvantage, is considered among the main reasons for the emergence of inequality. Based on this point, without a health problem not only because of the individual's right to life taken away from sex is a sexist approach. Sex is just one of the things that make human beings human. Sex is not a disease, therefore, precautions must be taken in the prenatal period, determined in a property must be deactivated. All health professionals and organizations, non-medical sex selection should prevent, protect, and promote gender equality and the right to life must implement all the strategies. %K Sex %K sex selection %K ethical %K right to equality %K right to life %U http://www.insanbilimleri.com/ojs/index.php/uib/article/view/1909