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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Primarolo (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 May 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords].


Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]

May I just finish the point before giving way? I know that I would want to move heaven and earth if my child were involved. Under this clause and schedule, we are asking the House to agree to leaving it to the parents who are in this dreadful situation to make an application for the special treatment that is provided—testing within saviour siblings—and to leaving it to the HFEA to consider that on a case-by-case basis in order to come to a decision about such families. I say frankly and in all sincerity that unless we are to deny those parents ever having the opportunity to access the testing, that is the best that we can currently do in the House with the constraints as they are.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
476 c108 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Clones Animals Congenital abnormalities Fertility Licensing Human embryo experiments Diseases Donors Genetics Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Ethics IVF Foetal tissue Medical treatments Relatives Research Stem cells Human-animal hybrid embryos
Legislation
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk