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MR. VIJIYAL
Aug 1, 2020

Though implementation of better techniques and new strategies are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people, there is a statutory ban on  amniocentesis. Amniocentesis is one of such techniques that allows to determine any chromosomal abnormalities or genetic disorders and sex as well as fetal  infections, by using minute amount of amniotic fluid, surrounding the foetus. So, this prenatal diagnostic test is particularly useful for those women who are at increased risk or have  genetic disorders or chromosomal problems. But with the misuse of this technique to determine sex of the foetus which had ultimately lead to increase in female  foeticides, government has imposed a statutory ban to prevent its further misuse and balance the unequal sex ratio prevailing in human population.