Women on low-calorie diets or who skip breakfast at the time of conception are more likely to give birth to girls than boys, British scientists said on Wednesday. New research by the universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet.
If the tougher PNDT act comes into force, abortion clinics will be in the dock.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-spells-doom-for-clinics-of-death--what-it-means/54110-17.html
Any doctor involved in these tests could face seven years in jail, says the Heath Ministry.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-makes-punishment-stringent-for-sex-determination/54095-3.html
The Delhi doctor was reportedly a campaigner against female foeticide.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bbc-sting-catches-top-doc-doing-sexdetermination-test/53537-3.html
Should pre-natal sex determination tests be allowed?
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-360-are-sex-determination-tests-misused/44007-3.html
The couple has challeged the Pre-Natal Diagnostics Test Act in court.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/couple-challenges-sex-selection-act-in-court/43990-3.html
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