Fertility Frontiers: What Is a 'Permitted' Embryo in Law? - Video

This Progress Educational Trust event discusses current legal limits on reproductive technology and whether these limits should be changed. More details in the full description below. ↓↓↓

This event was held online on 25 May 2022, and was produced by the Progress Educational Trust. See the Progress Educational Trust's website at https://www.progress.org.uk/

INTRODUCTIONS
• 0:00:00 - Sarah Norcross (Director, Progress Educational Trust)

PRESENTATIONS
• 0:05:10 - Professor Nick Hopwood (Deputy Chair of Cambridge Reproduction)
• 0:16:19 - Professor Robin Lovell-Badge (Chair of Trustees at PET)
• 0:32:22 - Professor Mary Herbert (Scientific Director of Newcastle Fertility Centre)
• 0:44:42 - Julian Hitchcock (Solicitor at Bristows)

DISCUSSION
• 0:59:59 - Responses to audience questions and comments

This event was sponsored by:
• Merck. See https://www.merckgroup.com/
• Hertility. See https://hertilityhealth.com/

The legal definition of a 'permitted embryo' can be found at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/22/section/3

Minutes and papers from meetings of the HFEA's Legislative Reform Advisory Group can be found at https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/our-authority-committees-and-panels/legislative-reform-advisory-group/

This film of the event was made by Video Production Edinburgh. See its website at https://videoproductionedinburgh.co.uk/