https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/09/18/the-designer-family-putting-a-dollar-value-on-a-little-girl/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:35:23 -0400<![CDATA[Over at Acculturated this week  editor Emily Esfahani Smith highlights a disturbing development, the rise of services that help couples choose the gender of their baby. Couples are paying tens of thousands of dollars to make sure they have girls (the reverse of what we commonly see in China and India), and are heartbroken when they end up with a boy:]]>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:15:39 -0400<![CDATA[Cassy Fiano]]>https://pjmedia.com/cassy-fiano/2012/09/18/the-designer-family-putting-a-dollar-value-on-a-little-girl-n142544