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DR.RASHMI MINJ
PROFESSOR AND HEAD
DEPT. OF HOME SCIENCE
GOVT. D.B.GIRLS’ P.G. COLLEGE,RAIPUR.
THE PROBLEM…………
– in Children (0–6yr)
The Maternal Terminal of Pregnancy or the MTP Act was came into force
in 1971. This was the first law to regulate the termination of pregnancy.
Thus otherwise the termination of pregnancy has been legalized.
According to this Act, if the pregnancy would involve a risk to life of
pregnant women or cause grave injury/physical or mental imbalance of the
fetus, in that case she can be go for abortion.
PNDT Act:
To check the practice of determination of sex before birth of a child is
illegal in the eyes of law, according to the Prenatal Diagnostic test Act,
1994. According to the new Law, the person who disobey the PNDT Act,
the penalty which at present between 10,000 to 1 lac is being enhanced to
anywhere between Rs.3 to 7 lacs.
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR
FEMALE FETICIDE IN INDIA
Delhi sex ratio 868 girls/ 1000 boys against all India ratio
of 933/1000.Haryana still worse with 820/1000.