ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the issue of prenatal sex selection and son preference in a globalized world from a bioethical and modern reproductive biopolitics perspective. The chapter will first critically reflect on the practice of prenatal sex selection and the term son preference to explore the underlying reasons and consequences of the practice. The biopolitical and bioethical dimension of the issue will be further outlined. In accordance with the definitions of Beauchamp and Childress (2009), the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice will be referred to in order to explore the issue from a bioethical perspective. Sex selection is a highly controversial topic in bioethics and has also become an important population and health issue, making this combined approach necessary.
