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‘Deep-seated’ bias for male child persists despite improving sex ratio, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stated that a 'deep-seated' bias for male children persists despite improvements in the sex ratio. It refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Maharashtra doctor under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
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