When Sujatha Scanning Centre in Krishnanagar was raided on Tuesday, authorities found the ubiquitous message boards developed by the government to declare prenatal sex determination illegal. Radiologist Dr. Gandhi was nonchalant about it, proclaiming he had done it in the past. He had turned his home into a clinic, told pregnant women what the law had explicitly banned while promoting awareness messages about the ills of prenatal sex determination. “We found awareness messages about prenatal sex determination at the clinic where the doctor was caught. Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique Act prohibits prenatal gender determination to prevent sex selection and abortion.

Source: The Hindu April 13, 2018 18:33 UTC