Main description:

This title was first published in 2003. This collection of papers examines the regulatory framework as it applies to assisted reproduction technology in a number of jurisdictions including the UK and other European countries, the USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand and an overview of the situation in some Asian countries. Contributors consider a wide range of issues relating to human rights, access, genetic screening and what constitutes the family.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Helen Szoke and Jennifer Gunning

Part 1: Art Legislation Around The World

2. Current Legislation In Europe

Shaun D. Pattinson

3. The HFEA - 10 Years On

Ruth Deech

4. A Survey Of Regulation Of Assisted Reproductive Technology In Asia

Jothi Kumar

5. Canada's Proposal For Legislation On Assisted Human Reproduction

Francine Manseau

6. Regulating ART In The USA: A Mixed Approach

Jennifer Gunning

7. Development Of Regulation Of Assisted Reproduction: A World View of early Days

Louis Waller

8. Australia - A Federated Structure Of Statutory Regulation Of ART

Helen Szoke

9. The New Zealand: ART Within An Ethical Framework

Rosemary De Luca

Part 2: Access To Art

10. Access To Assisted Reproductive Technology By People With High Genetic Risks And Transmittable Diseases

Guido Pennings

11. Should There Be Limits On Who May Access Assisted Reproductive Services? A Legal Perspective

Kristen Walker

12. Lesbian Couples in DI Practice

Anne Brewaeys

13. Fertility Rights: Will The UK's Human Rights Act Make Any Difference To Access To Assisted Conception Treatment?

Eric Blyth

Part 3: Issues In The Regulation Art

14. Choosing A Child's Future? Reproductive Decision Making And Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Belinda Bennett

15. Stored Embryos And The Value Of Genetic Ties

Giuliana Fuscaldo

16. The Public Interest In Embryos

Julian Savulescu

17. A New Consultation Management Process For Managing Divergent Community Views: Lesbian And Single Women's Access To Artifical Insemination And ARTs

Leslie Cannold and Lynn Gillam

19. Can The Use Of Human Embryos For Research BeBanned Or Would That Be Unconstitutional In Australia?

Mark W. Richardson

20. 'Therapeutic Cloning': Tortious Risk Management Issues

Brenda McGivern