New Delhi, April 30 -- A ban on sex determination tests through a law may stop female foeticide but female infanticide will happen, Indian Medical Association chief Dr R V Asokan has said, arguing that a social evil cannot have a medical solution.

In an interaction with PTI editors, Asokan said IMA is working on a document to revamp the existing Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act, which prohibits pre-natal diagnostic techniques for determination of the sex of the foetus and holds doctors accountable. "And one suggestion would be why not detect the sex of the foetus and then protect the girl child," he said.

"For a social evil you cannot have a medical solution. Is it workable or practical? Let us discuss th...