Indian Medical Association (IMA) has advocated for legalizing prenatal gender determination tests, arguing that the ban, in place since the 1994 PCPNDT Act, has not notably improved India's gender ratio. The legal ban on sex determination tests has failed to curb female foeticide and has not addressed female infanticide. It further argues that a social issue cannot always be resolved through medical means and believes that the current legal framework wrongfully penalizes doctors.
The president, IMA, has advocated a revamp of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act, which holds medical professionals accountable for conducting prenatal sex determination tests. He claims the ban has primarily led to harassment of obstetricians and radiologists without producing the desired results. The law’s strict regulations, such as maintaining meticulous records and…
