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Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques ( Prohibition Of Sex Selection ) Act,
1994 is a federal legislation enacted by the Parliament of India to stop female
foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India. The act banned prenatal
sex determination. The main purpose of enacting the act is to ban the use of sex
selection techniques before or after conception and prevent the misuse of prenatal
diagnostic technique for sex selective abortion.