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Embryo screening report
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BMA - Parents should not select child's gender for social reasons
Dr Michael Wilkes, chairman of the British Medical Association's ethics committee, said today that parents should not be allowed to select the gender of their children for "social reasons".
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British Fertility Society - Broad welcome for embryo screening report
The British Fertility Society today said the Science and Technology Committee's report on Human Repr
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HFEA - Report must meet test of public confidence
Suzi Leather, the chair of the HFEA, said today that the acid test of the Science and Technology Select Committee's report on reproductive technologies would be how well it dealt with the public's concerns, while taking forward issues of public interest.
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SPUC - Report abhorrent
Anthony Ozimic, the political secretary of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children today condemned the Science and Technology Select Committee's report on human reproduction as "abhorrent".
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Genewatch UK - Public will reject designer babies
Dr Sue Mayer, director of Genewatch UK, today accused the Science and Technology Select Committee of wanting to "treat babies as another variety of baked beans or washing powder".
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Statement from Science and Technology Committee dissenting members
A rebel group of MPs from the Science and Technology Select Committee today issued a statement sayin
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Human Genetics Alert - Government is rushing into genetics
Dr David King, director of Human Genetics Alert, today said that the Genetics White Paper demonstrated the Government's bias, arguing it was rushing into genetics without ensuring the necessary ethical and social safeguards.
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Today's issue ... Embryo screening report
Parents should be allowed to choose the sex of their baby under new plans, according to a report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
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