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The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

In this article, we shall study one important social legislation enacted for saving girl childs, namely, the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, (PCPNDT Act) 1994. Female Foeticide: Female foeticide is the procedure of abortion to terminate a female foetus from the womb of the mother before taking birth after the […]

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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

Abortion is a medical procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is done by a licensed health care professional. Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code provides a penal provision for the illegal and unlawful termination of pregnancy. This […]