Which of the following provisions are correct regarding PC PNDT act i It authorises only govern...........

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Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the provisions in the Pre- conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques which ‘criminalises’ non-maintenance of medical records by obstetricians and gynaecologists and suspend their medical licenses indefinitely.The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act,was enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India.This process began in the early 1990 when ultrasound techniques gained widespread use in India. There was a tendency for families to continuously produce children until a male child was born. Foetal sex determination and sex selective abortion by medical professionals has today grown into a Rs. 1,000 crore industry Social discrimination against women and a preference for sons have promoted female foeticide in various forms skewing the sex ratio of the country towards men.

Which of the following provisions are correct regarding PC-PNDT act?

i. It authorises only government approved hospitals to conduct tests for the purpose of determining the sex of the foetus.

ii. It regulates the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques, like ultrasound and amniocentesis.

iii. It allows government approved hospitals to determine sex of the child in case of some medical emergencies.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

i only

ii only

iii only

all of the above

none of these

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Explanation:

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India. The act banned prenatal sex determination. Every genetic counselling centre, genetic laboratory or genetic clinic engaged in counselling or conducting pre-natal diagnostics techniques, like in vitro fertilisation (IVF) with the potential of sex selection (Preimplantation genetic diagnosis) before and after conception comes under preview of the PCPNDT Act and are banned.