Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 28 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL].

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who spoke in favour of the amendment, as it undoubtedly influenced the Minister in her generous decision to take this issue back and look at it again. If I were the child of a donor-conceived person and my parent had died but I knew that he or she had been donor-conceived, I would have a direct interest in wishing to avoid marrying my own aunt. Considerations of that kind are extremely powerful, and as powerful for the donor-conceived child himself. I ask the noble Baroness to look at the particular case she herself articulated. I am grateful to her for agreeing to do so. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 25 [Restrictions on disclosure of information]:

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 698 c455-6
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability Disclosure of information Codes of practice Death Abortion Congenital abnormalities Civil partners Fertility Licensing Human embryo experiments Donors Ethics IVF Northern Ireland Parents Registration Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Research Surrogacy Stem cells Human-animal hybrid embryos
Legislation: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HL) 2007-08
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

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