Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion
Reason (R): Ban on amniocentesis checks increasing menace of female foeticide.
In the light of the above statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: A is false but
is true.
and 
are true and 
is the correct explanation of 
.
and 
are true and 
is NOT the correct explanation of 
.
is false.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsAmniocentesis involves removal of some of the amniotic fluid that bathes the developing foetus and analysing the foetal cells and dissolved substances. It can be done to detect genetic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, biochemical defects, etc. It can also reveal a baby's gender. Statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination have been done to legally check increasing menace of female foeticides. Its application of sex determination is not one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.
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