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Test to determine gender of foetus banned in Herat

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HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Public Health.

A statement from the department received by Pajhwok Afghan News said advance information about the gender of an unborn baby by gynaecologists and ultrasound specialists to parents had negative consequences in the province.

Provincial health officials urged ultrasound specialists and gynaecologists to avoid predicting the baby sex before birth.

However, some doctors in the province opposed the ban and argued that parents have the right to know their baby sex before his/her birth to take enough preparations for . . .

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