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WORKSHOP ON SEX DETERMINATION
18 OCTOBER 2003
Ossie Fernandes, Dr. Firuza Parikh, and Sashi
Kumar
TECHNOLOGY
Orientation Session
Chairperson Dr. J. Sesha Reddy, Ramachandra Reddy Hospital, Nellore
Introduction to Sex
Determination Dr. Sabu M. George,
Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi
Child Sex Ratios
Dr. Satish Agnihotri, COnsultant, UNICEF, Kolkata
The Tamilnadu Campaign
Ossie Fernandes, Coalition Against Sex Selective Abortion (CASSA)
DISCUSSION
Mr. Arvind Kumar
Medical Ethics
Dr. Firuza Parikh, Director, Dept. of Assisted Reproduction &
Genetics, Jaslok Hospital; Visiting Professor, Yale Univ. School
of Medicine; and head, Reliance Life Sciences
Implementation of
PNDT Act in Khammam Mr. Arvind Kumar,
District Collector, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh
PNDT Act, Amendments
& Supreme Court Directives Mr.
Sanjay Parikh, Eminent Supreme Court Lawyer
MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS
Chairperson Mr. Sashi
Kumar
Investigation of
fixed and mobile ultrasound clinics in Dharwar
Ms. Radhika, Reporter, New Indian Express, Bangalore
Encounter with Nagnoor
Swami on Female Foeticide Ms. Meera
John, Asst. Editor, The Times of India, Bangalore
Critical review of
media coverage on female foeticide
Dr. Sabu George
Summing up
Ms. Millie Nihila, Lecturer, Stella Maris College for Women, Chennai
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