Question
What does amniocentesis test? On what basis does it work? Is it justified to put a statutory ban on this process? Give reason.
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Answer
Amniocentesis: A foetal sex diagnostic test based on the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the developing embryo is called amniocentesis.
It is justified to ban the process for diagnosis of sex to legally check the increasing female foeticides.
It is justified to ban the process for diagnosis of sex to legally check the increasing female foeticides.
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