Entertainment and Canadian Association of Radiologists

Canadian Association of Radiologists: Given the proliferation of entertainment ultrasound units and media reports of "non-medical clinics performing gender determination in the first trimester," the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Association of Radiologists said an updated policy statement was needed. , according to CBC. The groups said a fetus should not be exposed to ultrasound "for commercial or entertainment purposes, and it could be considered unethical to perform these scans." Using ultrasound to determine the gender of a fetus or for other non-medical purposes such as "entertainment" ringtones and keepsake videos is being strongly opposed by Canadian pregnancy specialists and radiologists. Selective abortions prompt call for ultrasound rules Indian immigrants' 3rd child more likely to be a boy "This technology should not be used for the sole purpose of determining fetal gender without a medical indication for that scan," the policy statement in the February issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada concludes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.