Commercial's The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques ( Prohibition of Sex Selection ) Act, 1994 with Rules, Latest Edition

The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sax Selection) Act, 1994, is an Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Act is intended to prohibit pre-natal diagnostic techniques for determination of sex of the foetus leading to female foeticide. Such abuse of techniques is discriminatory against the female sex and affects the dignity and status of women. A legislation was required to regulate the use of such techniques and to provide deterrent punishment to stop such inhuman act. Hence, the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.