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The Law of Assisted Reproduction

Seamus Burns

ISBN13: 9781847666956

New Edition ISBN: 9781526508195

Published: July 2012

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Paperback

Price: Out of print

The Law of Assisted Reproductionexamines the impact of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA 2008) and the controversial issues surrounding it from legal, ethical, moral, social and medical points of view.

It focuses on the changes brought about by the HFEA 2008; examines its successes and failures and endeavours to compare stem cell research in Europe and the USA. This book also evaluates the accessibility of UK fertility treatments, embryo sex selection and birth certificate names.

The law of Assisted Reproduction takes into account relevant cases, legislation and reports to help you understand the complexities surrounding the subject. As such, it covers:-

HFEA 2008 and HFEA 1990
Human Rights Act 1998
European Court of Human Rights
Abortion Act 1967
The Warnock Report
Evans v Amicus Healthcare
Olivier Brustle v Greenpeace eV

This is an essential title for practitioners in medical/healthcare law and ethics, as well as national and international law libraries and students.

Subjects:: Medical Law and Bioethics

Contents:: Introduction; PART 1 Human Admixed Embryos: New Eden or Manufactured Humanity?: Frankenstein Humanity - Promethean Hubris?; House of Lords Debate; House of Commons Debates; PART 2 Saviour Siblings - Commodifying Life?: Saviour Siblings; Ethical Issues; House of Lords Debates; House of Commons Debates; New Beginnings - New Law?; PART 3 Welfare of the Child versus the Wishes or Whims of the Parents: Welfare of the Child in 2012; The Common Law Response: Case Law on the 'Welfare of the Child' and Suitability of Parents; House of Commons Debates; House of Lords Debates; PART 4 The Case for Abortion Reform: The Abortion Controversy; PART 5 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 - The New Order of Parents: The Birth of the New Parenthood Regime; Naming but not Shaming?; PART 6 The Impact of Human Rights: Human Rights and Reproductive Medicine; ECHR Square Pegs in Common Law Round Holes; PART 7 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - Fit for Purpose in 2012?: Warnock: The Ethical Compass; The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 - the Birth of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; Changes to the HFEA following the 2008 Act; PART 8 The Lottery of Certain Lives: The Lottery of Accessing Assisted Reproduction; PART 9 Randomness Rejected?: Sex Selection under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; PART 10 In Search of the Best Ethical Compass: The Role of Parliament: Our Ethical Compass; The View of the House of Lords; The Case for an Alternative Ethical Forum; Stem Cell Research in the United States: the Ethical Civil War Battlelines Redrawn?; European Union and Research on Embryonic Stem Cells - the Door Closes?; Conclusion.