Dear Doctors, In a complete reversal of the government strategy to fight female foeticide, Union women and child development minister said the Centre was considering lifting the two-decade-old ban on sex determination of the fetus and making the process mandatory. "A proposal is under discussion in the Cabinet to evolve a system that can easily track attempts at female feticide (by parents) instead of punishing the fraternity involved in the medical processes," child development minister said at a conference here on Monday. "Those registering the sex of the fetus will have to produce a medical certificate or cite the reason for termination of pregnancy." "This will ensure institutional deliveries and virtually abolish the practice of home deliveries in certain areas of the country.
Home deliveries pose a threat to a newborn as there might be an attempt on its life," she said. She said…
