Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.
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:

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Amniocentesis for sex determination is one of the strategies of Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.

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:

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Amniocentesis: It is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. Genetic disorders like Down's syndrome (21st trisomy) etc. can be detected in this technique. There is a statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination to legally check increasing menace of female foeticides. Amniocentesis is not a sex determination technique in our country and is not a strategy of RCH.

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).…

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