Radiologists question SRK's 'male' surrogate child

We have all heard about Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri planning to have third child through surrogacy. However, before the actor can confirm this news there are already controversies building up.

According to Hindustan Times , this news has not gone down well with the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA). The association has asked the state health department to inquire into news reports to claim that the actor’s child through surrogacy is a male.

"We have written to the state health department to find out how the actor came to know about the unborn child's sex when sex determination is illegal in India," said Dr Jignesh Thakkar, coordinator for the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, IRIA.

With an alarming increase in the skewed sex ratio in India, radiologists are extra cautious about health departments conducting illegal sex determination. "Though filling of form F [mandatory while conducting an ultrasound] has nothing to do with sex determination, radiologists are caught for it under the act," said Dr Sanjeev Mani, senior radiologist, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra.

IRIA has sent an email to the top state health department officials, including state health minister Suresh Shetty asking for an investigation and action against those concerned.

Doctors say there is a breach of law on the part of celebrities. "If news reports are true then it is a clear that the celebrities can get away with breaking the law," said Thakker.

According to health experts, the PCPNDT Act does not apply if the sex determination is done outside the country. State health officials are still in the process of collecting information.