Statutory ban on amniocentesis in India was necessary because:
It is a very expensive
It can tell about chromosomal aberrations
It is an invasive procedure and carries high risk of abortions
It can be used for pre-natal sex determination to be fetus leading to female feticides
According to the textbook, while amniocentesis is a medical procedure used to test for genetic disorders like Down syndrome and haemophilia, it was being misused to determine the sex of the unborn child. This frequently led to the abortion of female foetuses (female foeticide). Consequently, a statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex determination was enacted to legally check this increasing menace [Sources 122, 130].
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