The Voice Of Women Rashmi Rocket is one of the most awaited releases of the year. The movie is set to have its OTT release in the Dusshera season. When the first trailer of the film was released, there were glimpses of a thrilling plot centered around issues of gender testing and sex determination in India. In India, many female athletes are subjected to gender testing. The Rashmi Rocket movie is inspired by this issue and follows the life of a young Gujarati woman Rashmi, who is an aspiring athlete, but things go haywire after the results of her gender prediction test…..Learn more Also, read 11 Transgender Celebrities Are Climbing The Success Ladder In The Entertainment Industry! Govt suspends ban on gender test According to the Prenatal Diagnostics Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Rules sanctioned in 1996, all ultrasound clinics were required to maintain extensive records of couples who came in for prenatal fetal scans. This data was to be submitted to the local health bodies. Therefore, it was decided that gender determination illegal in India. These strict rules against sex testing in India were set in place to curb the growing issue of female foeticide. However, many people raised concerns over the distress and time consumed in maintaining such detailed records....Learn more Also, read Is The Bollywood Prince Aryan Khan Being Framed In The NCB Raid Or Is It A Genuine Case? Many feared that since ultrasound clinics were a part of essential health services, the suspension of these rules would lead to misuse by unscrupulous people to conduct gender prediction tests freely, leading to sex-selective abortions. CPM politburo Brinda Karat was one of the leading politicians against the stance of the ministry of health. Karat even wrote to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan questioning the arbitrary move and expressing her dissatisfaction….Learn more Also, read Pansexuality: Find Your Love Irrespective Of Society Rules Akarsh Khurana’s Rashmi Rocket & gender test in Indian sports The Tapsee Pannu starrer is set to be the biggest hit of the festive season. The movie is about a young Gujarati athlete, Rashmi who is an incredibly fast runner and a born talent, who has won several accolades. In the journey to fulfill her dreams, she is put through many hurdles. Soon an athletic feat turns into a battle for her respect, dignity, honor, and identity. Rashmi is wrongfully subjected to a sex determination test as her body structure doesn’t adhere to the conventional feminine body type….Continue reading
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