• UGI USER
  • Apr 09, 2024
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THE SUPREME COURT REQUESTS GOVERNMENT INPUT ON UNREGULATED SEX-CHANGE SURGERIES.

Why in the news?

Supreme Court seeks government response on PIL regarding regulation of sex-change surgeries for intersex individuals, highlighting risks involved.

source:TOI

About the Petition for Regulation:

  • The Supreme Court sought the government’s response on a PIL urging regulation of medical interventions, including sex reassignment surgeries, for intersex children at birth.
  • Intersex individuals are born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t align with traditional male or female categories, leading to surgeries to conform to binary norms.
About Pre-conception or pre-natal sex determination:

  • Pre-conception or pre-natal sex determination is illegal in India under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.
  • Advertisers are prohibited from promoting goods or services related to gender or sex determination according to Google AdWords policies.

About The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act:

  • The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994
  • Aims to combat female foeticide and improve the sex ratio in India.
  • It prohibits sex determination techniques before or after conception to prevent sex-selective abortions.
  • The act regulates prenatal diagnostic techniques, allowing their use only for detecting specific medical conditions, not gender.
  • Advertising prenatal or pre-conception sex determination services is illegal under the act, punishable by imprisonment and fines.

Source:

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-seeks-reply-of-centre-on-pil-seeking-legal-mechanism-for-sex-change-surgeries-of-minors-9258170/