HFEA launches welfare of the child consultation
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has launched a public consultation on the welfare of children conceived using assisted conception techniques. The 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, which governs the provision of fertility treatment, states that before offering treatment, doctors must take account of the welfare of...
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Considering tomorrow's children today
by Dr Jess Buxton
The wellbeing of children conceived using assisted reproduction - and the suitability of their prospective parents - has triggered debate in the UK media this week. First came the launch of the Human Fertilisation Authority (HFEA)'s consultation on the Welfare of the Child, entitled 'Tomorrow's Children', the results of which it...