New reproductive technologies in India: a print media analysis.

Synopsis – Based on newspaper and magazine articles, the present paper explores the status of the New Reproductive Technologies in India. The important aspect that is observed is the remarkable difference in the coverage that is given to “test-tube babies” versus sex-determination tests. While on the one hand the arrival of “test-tube babies” receives a lot of fanfare and glorification in the media, on the other hand, due to the widespread debate and campaigning against amniocentesis, the media coverage provides divided opinions on sex-determination tests. To view these technologies as links in the same chain, based on uniform ideologies, is crucial. This paper makes a contribution towards this end.