Parliamentary briefings

Key areas covered in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill that are supported by the Trust are as follows:

'human admixed embryos' previously known as 'interspecies embryos’
extension of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) powers and clarification of the licensing and appeal process
removal of the prohibition on altering the genetic structure of embryos for research
extension of storage limits
extension of research purposes for which licences can be granted
facilitation of the use of data on treatment held by the HFEA for medical research.

The Trust also supports further amendments to the HFE Bill in the following areas:

consent to use existing collections of cell lines to create embryos to generate embryonic stem cells
consent to use children's tissue to create embryos for research.

Links to parliamentary briefings