Consultation launched in UK on embryo testing
A public consultation document on preimplantation genetic diagnosis - a so-called 'designer babies' procedure - was published last week by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), a statutory body which licenses infertility treatments in the UK, and the Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (ACGT). The consultation period will last approximately four...
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What is a designer baby?
by Juliet Tizzard
Question: can you write an article about preimplantation genetic diagnosis without mentioning the words 'designer' and 'baby'? Answer: not unless you are a very rare breed of journalist. This week, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority launched a public consultation on preimplantation genetic diagnosis. In the consultation document, no mention...