PRESENTATION

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques

Prohibition use of all technologies for the purpose of sex Prohibition of the advertisement selection of any techniques used for sex selection. Prohibition on the sale
The PNDT Act of 1994, later amended in 2002, was enacted with the objective as stated in the preamble

Prohibition of sex selection, before and after conception.

of ultrasound machines to persons not registered under this Act

Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetic Metabolic Diseases Haemoglobinopathies Sex-linked genetic diseases

Congenital abnormalities
Any other abnormalities

Grounds for Abortion as per the Indian MTP Act may be terminated 2. In Case of A pregnancy occurring 1. A pregnancy
as a result of rape by a registered medical practitioner Where the lengthof ofthe the If the continuance pregnancywould does not exceed 12 pregnancy involve a risk 3. Failure of above MTP If married: her own written If unmarried and Who are the Physicians approved for conducting weeks if such medical to the life of the pregnant woman consent Husbands consent 18years her own written contraceptive device practitioner is Of opinion A qualified registered medical A house surgeon who has A year of practice in or of grave injury to her physical not needed. consent. undergone six months post If below 18 years written If mentally unstable written However, when the pregnancy practitioner who has helped in used by a couple . in or mental health Obstetrics and if the child were born, it would suffer Obstetrics and Gynecology. exceeds but is below consent ofweeks her guardian. consent of her guardian. 25 MTPs 12
from such physical or mental Gynecology for the of 20 weeks, the consultation abnormalities as to be seriously A person who has a diploma doctors registered handicapped two registered medical /degree in Obstetrics andon or

practitioners is required after the date of Gynecology.

commencement of the Act.

Three years of practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology for those doctors registered before the 1971 MTP Act was passed.

 THE DESTRUCTION OF A FETUS IN THE UTERUS; ABORTICIDE

SYNONYMS: MISBIRTH

FEMICIDE:
THE SYSTEMIC KILLING OF WOMEN MOST OFTEN FOR CULTURAL REASONS

GENDERCIDE
GENDER-SELECTIVE MASS KILLING

Killing the child before Birth

Killing the child After Birth

RATI O 980
970

Highest

972 964 955 950

960
950 940 930 920 910 900
YEAR 2011 1901

946

945

943

941 930

934

933

Lowe st 927

1911

1921

1931

1941

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991

2001

Death rate
9 8 7 Highest

INDIA death RATE From 2000 2011 (7.48 deaths/1,000 population)

8.62

8.88

8.74

8.49

6.58

8.38

8.28

8.18

7.53 Lowe st 6.23

7.48

6.4

6 . 5
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

YEAR 2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

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