Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi recently suggested that sex determination during pregnancy be made compulsory; that the gender of the unborn child be registered; and the birth tracked. This requires radical amendment, or repeal, of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, which forbids prenatal sex-determination. The Act needs overhaul anyhow. But this proposal has very disturbing implications in terms of the potential impacts on personal freedoms and privacy.

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