Gene editing for sex selection

[Catherine]

I came across this article and I am going to put it out there for discussion. 
I think we have the technology to do this.
So the issue is should we do it.


https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59505112

Let me first state that I am not coming out for or against this.
If it is being researched then we should be aware of it.


Again, I think we have the technology to do this. Can we do this without creating a disastrous mistake that wipes out life as we know it. Maybe, maybe not.
Can we do this with out creating some smaller mistakes that could be a real problem? Probably not. There are bound to be mistakes.
This is a science issue that needs to be reviewed carefully.

Should we do this? Is it ethical? Does it further animal suffering or does it normalize it?
I don't know. I can see the good side of not killing thousands of male chicks because they are never born.
Would this make us feel better about our intense factory farming techniques? If so, is it such a good idea?

Knowing our success with bright ideas, I am a little uneasy. There are a lot of ways this could go wrong.
Anyone have any thoughts on this.