Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 2003 prohibits determination and disclosure of the sex of the fetus but also bans advertisements related to preconception and pre-natal determination of sex, therebytrying to curb the falling sex ratio in the country.
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Pre-Conception andPre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques(Prohibition of SexSelection) Act 2003
The act not only prohibits determination and Techniques(Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 2003 disclosure of the sex of the fetus but also bans advertisements related to preconception and pre-natal determination of sex, thereby trying to curb the falling sex ratio in the country.
It regulates the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound.
The sonographers are permitted to use ultrasound only for the following diagnostics