16 March 1998
The Royal Society, London


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Public debate and the regulation of biomedicine

Chairman
Professor Marcus Pembrey

Institute of Child Health, London
Chairman of the Trustees, Progress Educational Trust

Ethical controversies: the role of the media

Dr Tom Wilkie
The Wellcome Trust

What does the public really think of the new genetics?

Dr Rachel Iredale
University of Glamorgan

Is regulation always necessary?

Mr Ian Taylor
House of Commons

Surrogacy: time to review the law?

Mr John Parsons
Kings Collge Hospital, London

Consulting on cloning

Revd Dr John Polkinghorne
Human Genetics Advisory Commission

Preimplantation diagnosis: does it need regulation?

Professor Sheila McLean
University of Glasgow

Debate/The fear of eugenics: real or imagined?

Professor John Harris
University of Manchester

Dr Sarah Cunningham-Burley
University of Edinburgh