| Description |
xxiii, 618 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Abortion numbers -- Ethical issues -- Parliamentary debates - House of Lords -- Parliamentary debates - House of Commons -- Voting on amendments -- Conclusions -- pt. 5 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 - The New Order of Parents -- ch. 15 The Birth of the New Parenthood Regime -- Introduction -- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act Reform -- Conclusions -- ch. 16 Naming but not Shaming? -- Introduction -- Parliamentary perspectives - House of Lords -- House of Commons -- House of Lords -- The new law -- Conclusion -- pt. 6 The Impact of Human Rights -- ch. 17 Human Rights and Reproductive Medicine -- Introduction -- The Human Rights Act 1998: opening the floodgates -- Reproductive medicine: the salient ECHR articles -- ch. 18 ECHR Square Pegs in Common Law Round Holes -- Introduction -- Cases -- Conclusions -- pt. 7 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority - Fit for Purpose in 2012? -- ch. 19 Warnock: The Ethical Compass -- |
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Contents note continued: Background -- The Warnock Report: setting the ethical, legal and moral boundaries of the new science -- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority -- Warnock: status of embryo -- Conclusion -- ch. 20 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 - the Birth of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority -- Introduction -- The regulatory net -- Membership -- Accountability -- Functions of the HFEA under the 1990 Act -- ch. 21 Changes to the HFEA following the 2008 Act -- Introduction -- Changes -- The sad demise of the HFEA? -- Conclusions -- pt. 8 The Lottery of Certain Lives -- ch. 22 The Lottery of Accessing Assisted Reproduction -- Introduction -- A business -- The Warnock Report -- The British Fertility Society -- The Nice Guidelines -- Primary Care Trust survey -- Parliamentary criticism -- Other evidence -- Conclusion -- pt. 9 Randomness Rejected? -- ch. 23 Sex Selection under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 -- |
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Contents note continued: HFE Bill: Second reading -- HFE Bill: Committee stage -- ch. 4 House of Commons Debates -- Introduction -- Debates -- House of Commons Committee debate -- Conclusions -- pt. 2 Saviour Siblings - Commodifying Life? -- ch. 5 Saviour Siblings -- Defining ̀saviour siblings' -- The science of creating saviour siblings -- Subsequent use of the saviour sibling -- Legal background -- ̀Core' objections: the Quintavalle litigation -- Quintavalle: High Court -- Quintavalle: Court of Appeal -- Quintavalle: House of Lords -- Conclusions on the Quintavalle litigation -- The Whitaker case - a happy ending -- ch. 6 Ethical Issues -- Introduction -- Arguments in favour of creating and using saviour siblings -- Arguments against creating and using saviour siblings -- ch. 7 House of Lords Debates -- Introduction -- Debates -- ch. 8 House of Commons Debates -- Introduction -- Secretary of State's view -- Debates -- Conclusions -- ch. 9 New Beginnings - New Law? -- |
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Contents note continued: Introduction -- Justifications -- The Masterton case -- Objections to sex selection -- The new law -- House of Lords -- House of Commons -- Conclusions -- pt. 10 In Search of the Best Ethical Compass -- ch. 24 The Role of Parliament: Our Ethical Compass -- Introduction -- Testing the principle -- Conclusion -- ch. 25 The View of the House of Lords -- Introduction -- Revising in practice -- The House of Lords debate -- Conclusion -- ch. 26 The Case for an Alternative Ethical Forum -- Introduction -- Debates -- Conclusions -- ch. 27 Stem Cell Research in the United States: the Ethical Civil War Battlelines Redrawn? -- Introduction -- Magical stem cells -- Blazing the stem cell research trail -- The ethical chasm -- Pitched ethical battle continues -- Sherley v Sebelius: legal background -- Majority judgment: Ginsburg CJ -- Dissenting minority judgment -- Conclusions -- ch. 28 European Union and Research on Embryonic Stem Cells - the Door Closes? -- |
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Contents note continued: Introduction -- New law -- Conclusions -- pt. 3 Welfare of the Child versus the Wishes or Whims of the Parents -- ch. 10 Welfare of the Child in 2012 -- Background -- Criticisms of ̀old' S 13(5) -- ̀Welfare of the child' requirement - pre-October 2009 - criticised -- Warnock -- Dangers? -- ch. 11 The Common Law Response: Case Law on the ̀Welfare of the Child' and Suitability of Parents -- Introduction -- Harriott -- Seale -- Ex p H -- Blood -- ̀Sheila' -- Buttle -- Rashbrook - the age-old question -- Post-October 2009: ̀new' welfare of child principle, (including the ̀need for supportive parenting') -- Code of Practice 2009 (8th Edn) -- ch. 12 House of Commons Debates -- Introduction -- Debates -- ch. 13 House of Lords Debates -- Introduction -- Breadth of views -- Evidence -- Conclusions -- pt. 4 The Case for Abortion Reform -- ch. 14 The Abortion Controversy -- Background -- Battlelines drawn -- Historical overview -- Current law -- Safeguards -- |
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Contents note continued: Introduction -- The facts -- Legislative framework -- AG Analysis -- ECJ judgment -- Conclusions -- ch. 29 Conclusion -- Introduction -- Welcome new features of the 2008 Act? -- Recent controversy regarding abortion -- Recent controversial uses of assisted reproductive technologies -- The future |
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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- Why legislate? -- General structure of the 2008 Act -- Infertility/childlessness - A disease or social condition? -- Statistics of Assisted Reproduction -- Treating infertility - a risky business? -- Multiple births - the biggest risk -- Average age of woman treated -- Reasons for patients undergoing fertility treatment -- Egg, sperm, and embryo donation -- Research -- Parliament - the UK's ethical and legal compass? -- IVF, etc - conventional medical treatment at last -- Barren Britain? -- An explosion of developments -- Negative consequences of assisted reproduction? -- Structure of this book -- pt. 1 Human Admixed Embryos: New Eden or Manufactured Humanity? -- ch. 2 Frankenstein Humanity - Promethean Hubris? -- Background -- New dawn of creation -- The numbers game -- The new law: Eden revisited? -- Definition of ̀human admixed embryo' -- Further provisions -- ch. 3 House of Lords Debate -- Introduction -- Debates -- |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Human fertilization and embryology act 2008
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Embryology, Human -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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Human reproductive technology -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
1847666957 (paperback) |
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9781847666956 (paperback) |
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