CHENNAI, Dec 4: A toe-day consultation programme of NGOs in Chennai has brought to light increasing instances of female foeticide in Usilampatti taluk of Madurai. Thsi has been seen as a direct consequence of misuse of pre-natal sex diagostic techniques. Mushrooming of scan centres and unethical practices by doctors have been identified as the root causes for the spurt in the number of female feotuses being aborted in the Usilampatti taluk. Representatives from the National Commission for Women, National Law School, SNDT University, Mumbai, AIDWA, Voluntary Health Association of India, Christan Medical College were among the participants at the programme.
