PCPNDT Act 2003
Preconception and prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act 2003 (PCPNDT) prohibits sex selection before or after conception and the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques to determine sex of fetus.It is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India. Sex can be Determined By: 1. Amniocentesis 2. Chorionic villous biopsy 3. Ultrasonography scan and imaging techniques Objective: The main purpose of enacting the act is to ban the use of sex selection techniques after conception and prevent the misuse of prenatal diagnostic technique for sex selective abortion. Features of PCPNDT Act: Act prohibits sex selection before or after conception Regulates the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques Gynecologist or RMP have to conduct pre-natal diagnostic techniques at recognized place only. Nursing home or RMP or hospital where ultrasonography is used hav...