Question

What is amniocentesis? Why is there a statutory ban on this?

Answer 1

Amniocentesis is a prenatal diagnostic technique used to detect the sex of the developing foetus, genetically controlled congenital diseases and metabolic disorders in the foetus. Amniocentesis can lead to female foeticide as it detects the sex of the foetus which decreases the gender ratio. So, it has a statutory ban to avoid female foeticide.