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Is sex selection illegal in the Netherlands?

Yes. Sex selection is banned in the Netherlands. The Embryo Act bans choosing a baby's sex, except for disease.

Dutch Embryo Act (Embryowet 2002) art. 26 forbids selecting the sex of a future child except to prevent a serious sex-linked hereditary disease; listed as a legal prohibition in the Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives table.

Source: Embryowet art. 26

• The Netherlands is one of 50 countries where sex selection is banned, and 9 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 2 of 2 (Belgium and Germany).
• In Europe: banned in 34 of 39 countries.

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