A new test to reveal the gender of a fetus in early pregnancy has sparked a row over whether it will lead to sex-selection abortions.
The American-designed IntelliGender test kit, which can be used from eight weeks after conception, went on sale in Australia last month. Its Australian distributor hopes to launch it in New Zealand within a fortnight.
David Portnoy, managing director of Melbourne-based Early Image, said yesterday that he was negotiating with health products companies Douglas Pharmaceuticals and API to supply the kits to New Zealand pharmacies.
He expected they would sell for about $125.
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i was just reading about this exact test and it's very inaccurate! the company itself says that the test is "just for fun" and "should not replace a doctor diagnoses" and they won't tell what it actually tests for. i also heard that there have been a lot of lawsuits pending on the company bc of incorrect results. i hope people don't take the results seriously and make decisions based on them, especially to abort their child!
I've heard of this test. If you take it as "just for fun," then that's exactly what it is. I believe it retails for $35, not $125.
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