Question

Which of the following procedure is statutorily banned in India, although it helps to detect the chromosomal abnormality ?

Answer 1

Amniocentesis is the technique that is banned in india.

This technique has both advantage and disadvantage.

Advantages is that to determine whether the foetus has any chromosomal abnormalities.

Disadvantage is that it increases the female foeticide as with the help of this we can identify whether the child is female or male.

If it is female, then it is killed .