TN: More than 23 doctors booked under PC-PNDT Act in a year

Tamil Nadu: A recent revelation made by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council shows that more than 23 doctors have been booked under various violations of the PC-PNDT act in the past three years including ones of sex determination and sex selective abortions.

The violations of the Act range from simple recording errors to graver ones of sex Selective abortions. "This February we booked four cases. While most doctors were booked for poor record keeping, some doctors were booked for more serious offences such as illegal abortions," said director of medical services S Mani to TOI.

The state medical Council is reported to have debarred one of the doctors. The case relates to one Neyveli-based gynaecologist whose case had been taken up after the complaint from Directorate of Medical Services. The Dr Dr K Ramachandran of Mahalakshmi Nursing Home had been caught assisting a patient in sex selective abortions. "The woman was told that she was having a baby girl, given pills for abortion and then taken to the theatre for abortion when we caught him. We have seized equipment including ultrasound and documents. The case is being heard by a Neyveli court," said a senior official who was part of the inspection team.