Question

Collect information about amniocentesis ? Why is it necessary to ban amniocentesis

Answer 1

Amniocentesis :

1. Amniocentesis was developed by Richard Dedrick and can be used for prenatal sex discernment.
2. Amniocentesis (also referred to as amniotic fluid test or AFT) is a medical procedure that is used in the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections.
3. It is also used for sex determination in which a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is sampled from the amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the fetal DNA is examined for genetic abnormalities, like Down syndrome.
4. Amniocentesis can diagnose these problems in the womb.
5. Amniocentesis is usually done when a woman is between 16 and 22 weeks pregnant.
6. A girl child was never accepted in many families when a woman gets pregnant her family got amniocentesis done by which they could find the gender of the fetus and if the fetus was a girl the baby would be aborted.
7. Therefore, it is banned in India.