Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Fiona Bruce (Conservative), on Tuesday, 17 June 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.

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PROFESSOR ROBERT WINSTON AND THREE-PARENT EMBRYOS

That this House notes the comments of Professor Robert Winston reported in the Independent on Sunday on 15 June 2014 on the premature introduction of mitochondrial replacement techniques; urges the Government to heed his warning that a great deal more research in as many animal models as possible ought to be undertaken prior to such techniques being approved; further notes his view that full and far-reaching assessments must be conducted as to the potential risks to children born as a result of the procedures; and calls on the Department of Health to delay bringing the relevant regulations before Parliament until the international scientific community and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have declared the techniques safe.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

122 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Joe Benton

Glyn Davies

Ian Jnr Paisley

Laurence Robertson

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Genetics Innovation Ethics Medicine Science

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk