Introduction: Finding the facts -- 1. Family. The Australian family -- defining the reality. The family as 'cornerstone' of society and its place in the debate. The family in contemporary statistical terms. The family in public policy and social planning -- 2. Philosophers. Defining the area of debate. Identifying the debaters. Establishing a national uniform approach to the new technology -- 3. Funders, fixers and financiers. Funders. Fixers. Financiers -- 4. Foetalists. Defining the area of debate. Identifying the debaters. Who controls it all? -- 5. Feminists. Philosophers. Funders, fixers and financiers. Foetalists. Family -- 6. Fashioning the future. A national committee on bioethics? Consulting the public? The Australian National Bioethics Consultative Committee. The Western Australian Human Reproductive Technology Bill. The IVF industry. The challenges ahead. Stop Press
