What are Maternity Benefits for women in India?

Psychologists have to follow a code of conduct adopted by the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists to ensure that they are responsible for every patient’s health.Read more

If a sex determination procedure results in the abortion of a child, it would be a crime of foeticide. Before 20 weeks It is a crime to force a woman to abort her foetus, andRead more

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. No one, including medical professionals can conduct prenatalRead more

Every offence under this law is cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.1 OffencePunishmentViolation of the law by any medical professional or any person who owns a registered centre, or is employed in or renders their professional orRead more

The law allows the use of prenatal diagnostic procedures in certain limited circumstances. Prenatal diagnostic procedures can be conducted to detect chromosomal abnormalities, genetic metabolic diseases, haemoglobinopathies, sex-linked genetic diseases, congenital anomalies, and other abnormalitiesRead more