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What are prenatal diagnostic procedures?

Last updated on Apr 8, 2022

Prenatal diagnostic procedures include any gynaecological, obstetrical or medical procedures such as ultrasonography, taking or removing samples of amniotic fluid, blood or any other tissue or fluid of a person, in order to conduct any prenatal diagnostic tests for sex selection, before or after conception.(( Section 2(i), Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.))

The purpose of these procedures is to obtain material to conduct prenatal diagnostic tests to increase the chances of getting an embryo of a particular sex.

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The Indian law allows the use of prenatal diagnostic procedures in certain limited circumstances, mentioned herein.
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Where can prenatal diagnostic procedures be conducted?

The law states that only Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics (registered centres) that are registered under the law can conduct permitted prenatal diagnostic procedures.
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