law: Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
  4. Regulation of prenatal diagnostic
  
  techniques
  On and from the commencement of this Act,
  (1) no place including a registered Genetic
  
  Counseling Centre or Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall be used or
  
  caused to be used by any person for conducting pre-natal diagnostic techniques
  
  except for the purposes specified in clause (2) and after satisfying any of the
  
  conditions specified in clause (3) ;
  (2) no pre-natal diagnostic techniques shall
  
  be conducted except for the purposes of detection of any of the following
  
  abnormalities, namely:-
  (i) chromosomal
  
  abnormalities;
  (ii) genetic metabolic
  
  diseases;
  (iii)
  
  haemoglobinopathies;
  (iv) sex-linked
  
  genetic diseases;
  (v) congenital
  
  anomalies;
  (vi) any other abnormalities
  
  or diseases as may be specified by the Central Supervisory Board;
  (3) no pre-natal diagnostic techniques shall
  
  be used or conducted unless the person qualified to do so is satisfied that any
  
  of the following conditions are fulfilled, namely:-
  (i) age of the
  
  pregnant woman is above thirty-five years;
  (ii) the pregnant
  
  woman has undergone of two or more spontaneous abortions or foetal loss;
  (iii) the pregnant
  
  woman had been exposed to potentially teratogenic agents such as drugs, radiation,
  
  infection or chemicals;
  (iv) the pregnant
  
  woman has a family history of mental retardation or physical deformities such
  
  as spasticity or any other genetic disease;
  (v) any other
  
  condition as may be specified by the Central Supervisory Board;
  (4) no person, being a relative or the husband
  
  of the pregnant woman shall seek or encourage the conduct of any pre-natal
  
  diagnostic techniques on her except for the purpose specified in clause (2).