“It has been suggested that if the demand for human gametes and embryos, for either treatment or for research, increased, there could be a risk of commercial exploitation and of an export and import trade. We would see this as undesirable. On the other hand we can foresee situations where the supply of human gametes or embryos might reasonably involve some commercial transaction, for example if a licensed semen bank was asked to supply specimens to a distant part of the country which would involve them in considerable costs of transportation, we see no reason why they should not seek reimbursement of expenses. Thus a complete prohibition on the purchase or sale of such material would be inappropriate.”
“Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embry...”
Embryo
“You cannot be against embryonic stem cell research and be intellectually and therefore morally consistent, if you're not also against in vitro fertilization.”
Embryo
“The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists suggested that embryos should not be allowed to develop in vitro beyond a limit of seventeen days, as this is the point at which early neural deve...”
Embryo
“No live human embryo derived from in vitro fertilisation, whether frozen or unfrozen, may be kept alive, if not transferred to a woman beyond fourteen days after fertilisation, nor may it be used as a...”
Embryo