Friday, 7 September 2012

Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal Issues:Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre–natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention



  • No person, organization, genetic counseling center or genetic laboratory or genetic clinic shall issue or cause to be issued any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of the pre–natal determination of sex available at such center, laboratory, clinic or any other place.
  • No person or organization shall publish or caused to be published any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of the pre–natal determination of sex available at such genetic counseling center, genetic laboratory, genetic clinic or any other place.
  • Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub–section (1) or sub–section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
  • For the purpose of this section, "advertisement" includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper or other document and also includes any visible representations made by means of light, sound, smoke or gas.

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