Determination of fetus sex is
prohibited in India
The Pre–Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act
1994 provide for the regulation of the use of pre–natal diagnostic techniques
for the purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders or chromosomal
abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and
for the prevention of the misuse of such technique for the purpose of per–natal
sex determination leading to female feticide.
- No person referred to in Clause
(2) of Section 3 shall conduct the pre–natal diagnostic procedures unless:
- He has explained all known side
and after effects of such procedures to the pregnant woman concerned;
- He has obtained in the prescribed
form her written consent to undergo such procedures in the language which
she understands;
- A copy of her written consent
obtained under Clause (b) is given to the pregnant woman.
- No person conducting pre–natal
diagnostic procedures shall communicate to the pregnant woman concerned or
her relatives the sex of the fetus by words, signs or in any other manner.
- No genetic counseling center or
genetic laboratory or genetic clinic shall conduct or cause to be
conducted in its centre, lab or clinic, pre–natal diagnostic techniques
including ultrasonography for the purpose of determining the sex of a
fetus;
- No person shall conduct or cause
to be conducted any pre–natal diagnostic techniques including ultra
sonography, for the purpose of determining the sex of a fetus.
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