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Rajasthan is cracking down on illegal sex determination tests: Can other states follow suit?

The Rajasthan Government’s PCPNDT Cell, under the direction of Naveen Jain, is cracking down on illegal sex determination tests in the state. Can the model be replicated in other states too?

SC raps Google, Yahoo for 'patently violating law' by not blocking ads for pre-natal sex tests

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 banned pre-natal sex determination.

District magistrates to be held responsible for poor progress of 'Beti Bachao' campaign: Maneka Gandhi

District magistrates will be held responsible for poor progress under the Centre's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign, Union minister Maneka Gandhi said.

Maneka's 'mandatory sex determination' idea irks women's organisations

Several women organisations on Friday strongly opposed Union Minister Maneka Gandhi's suggestion that prenatal sex determination be made compulsory to check female foeticide

Maneka's pre-natal sex-determination test idea is novel, but moral, ethical holes abound

Maneka Gandhi's suggestion is that all patients should be told about the sex of the baby beforehand. But those who have a female foetus should be specifically tracked to ensure that they are taken care of well.

Make child sex-determination must: Maneka Gandhi's idea is revolutionary, but it hasn't been thought out

Make child sex determination during pregnancy compulsory, that the gender of the child be registered right from that moment and the birth be tracked, said Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi suggested while she was attending the All India Regional Editors Conference in Jaipur on Monday.