Human reproductive technologies and the law: a select committee report.
The House of Commons Science & Technology Committee has reviewed the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. It considered a) the balance between legislation, regulation and reproductive freedom; b) the role of Parliament in human reproductive technologies; and c) the foundation, adequacy and appropriateness of the ethical framework for legislation. It also considered the Act itself and the workings of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Its report is written from a very liberal perspective, but is a very thorough overview of current issues and debate in the field. There follow, slightly abridged, the conclusions and recommendations of the 200-page report.
D026683:Advisory Committees; D000818:Animals; D002678:Chimera; D019976:Cloning, Organism / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005053:Eugenics; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000941:ethics; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer / Q000941:ethics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / Q000941:ethics; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D010312:Parthenogenesis / Q000941:ethics; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom