This was a short speech, prepared but not delivered. Both Houses of Parliament have now approved the Regulations. It remains to be see how they will work out in practice and whether the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority will be an effective and safe regulator: “I have received well over two dozen letters and emails…
In response to my earlier post on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, Bedd Gelert made some suggestions as to how the House of Lords might increase its media profile. I have responded to his comments but I thought it may be helpful to reproduce my response here. He mentions that there is merit in…
I would just add a couple of comments to those of Baroness Murphy on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. There have been two things about the debate of the past week or so that have irritated me immensely. The first point I make wearing my parliamentary hat and the second wearing my academic hat. First, from…
