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Partly. Sex selection is restricted in Malaysia. Doctors' guideline only: no sex pick without a medical reason.
Malaysian Medical Council guideline on medically assisted reproduction (V2/2025, first 2006): sex selection only where a sex predisposes to serious genetic disease. A council guideline; Malaysia has no IVF statute.
Source: MMC guideline (2025)
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