A "revolutionary" and highly controversial (and, let's face it, kinda creepy) pregnancy test that can detect gender before many pregnant women see their OB for their first prenatal appointment is now available for sale online.
Moms-to-be prick their fingers, draw blood, and then send their sample off for DNA testing. Results are mailed back with parents who find out the gender of their baby weeks sooner than when tests are normally performed at around 20 weeks.
The Pink or Blue Early Test Kit not only boasts the second worst name ever for a baby product (first place: My Breast Friend), but will cost almost 400 bucks. You know people will pay it, too.
Naturally, the test kit has caused outrage from opponents who say that the kit will spur "wrong-sex" abortions. They accuse parents of "playing God."
The kit's supporters counter that parents are excited by their pregnancy and many want to
know the sex of their baby to plan nurseries or baby gear purchases. "They don’t want to wait until their
20-week scan to find the sex.”
No one is happier about this than retailers who will see potential customers in their shops weeks sooner. Oh, and those muralists. Their choo-choo trains or princess castles will be on nursery walls with plenty of time for paint to dry.
[photo credit: The Sun]
