THE PRE-CONCEPTION AND PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES ACT OF 1994
May 4, 2019
In a significant judgement, the supreme court upheld the provision of PC-PNDT Act, 1994 which ‘criminalises’ non-maintenance of medical records by obstetricians and gynaecologists and suspend their medical licence indefinitely.
About:
Full name of the Act: The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act of 1994.
Key objective of the Act: To ban the use of sex selection techniques after conception and misuse of pre-natal diagnostic technique for sex selective abortions.
Salient Features of the Act:
It provides for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception.
It regulates the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques only to detect genetic abnormalities, metabolic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, certain congenital malformations, haemoglobinopathies and sex linked disorders.
The Central Supervisory Board (CSB) was constituted by the government under Section 7 to review and monitor implementation of the Act and rules made there under
It ‘criminalises’ non-maintenance of medical records by obstetricians and gynaecologists and suspend their medical licence indefinitely.
It mandates compulsory registration of all diagnostic laboratories, all genetic counselling centres, genetic laboratories, genetic clinics and ultrasound clinics.
Any person who puts an advertisement for pre-natal and pre-conception sex determination facilities through any media in electronic or print can be imprisoned and fined.
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