China woman to abort unborn boy with ‘aggression’ genes after random online ‘advice’
- Unborn boy has XYY syndrome, a genetic condition which many people mistakenly believe will see child grow up with criminal tendencies
A woman in China is preparing to abort her baby boy after being told he has a condition which many people mistakenly believe means he will grow up with aggressive and violent tendencies.
Prenatal checks revealed that the unborn child has XYY syndrome, a genetic condition which has been wrongly linked to criminal behaviour.
On July 14, six-month pregnant Jiujiu from Sichuan province, southwestern China, shared her prenatal examination report on Douyin which indicated that her unborn baby was highly likely to have the syndrome.
Also known as Jacob’s syndrome, the condition leaves the child with an extra Y chromosome. XYY syndrome is a genetic condition found exclusively in males.
“Generally speaking, individuals with XYY syndrome might appear more masculine and taller than others,” said Qi Qianrong, an embryologist at the Reproductive Medicine Centre of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in the central province of Hubei told the Post.
“The condition is not rare, with reported cases being one in 1,000. Many people have chromosomal abnormal conditions, which usually do not affect normal life,” Qi added.
