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Proceeding contribution from George Howarth (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]

The hon. and learned Gentleman's argument is predicated on the assumption that a child born in such circumstances would be created for one purpose only, which is clearly not the case. I do not know whether he is aware of what was in his parents' minds when he was conceived; I certainly do not know what was in my parents' minds. I remain grateful for the fact that I was born—[Hon. Members: ““So are we!””]—but I am unlikely to ask my mother, as she enters her 82nd year, what was in her mind at the time.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
476 c115 
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
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