Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 provided for the establishment of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), an executive, non-departmental public body, the first statutory body of its type in the world. The HFEA is the independent regulator for IVF treatment and human embryo research and came into effect on 1 August 1991. The 1990 Act ensured the regulation, through licensing, of:
- the creation of human embryos outside the body and their use in treatment and research
- the use of donated gametes and embryos
- the storage of gametes and embryos.
The Act also requires the HFEA keep a database of every IVF treatment carried out since that date and a database relating to all cycles and use of donated gametes (egg and sperm).[1]
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Criticism
A report of November 2012 by the civil society organisation Human Genetics Alert criticised the HFEA for allowing a legislative slide into human genetic engineering and designer babies.[2]
People
As at November 2012 members included:[3]
- Prof Lisa Jardine - chair
- Mr Hossam Abdalla
- Professor David Archard
- Juliet Tizzard – head of policy and communications[4]. Tizzard has a background associated with the LM network (see Juliet Tizzard).
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Notes
- ↑ HFEA (2009) About the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Oct 2009, acc 27 Nov 2012
- ↑ Human Genetics Alert (2012), Human Genetic Engineering on the Doorstep: The threat of ‘mitochondrial replacement’ techniques, November
- ↑ HFEA (2012) Members of the Authority, acc 27 Nov 2012
- ↑ LinkedIn Juliet Tizzard, acc 30 Nov 2012
