Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority launches consultation

UK researchers are working on new medical techniques that could allow women to avoid passing on genetically inherited mitochondrial diseases to their children. These techniques, which are IVF-based, offer options for affected families. However they are also at the cutting edge, both of science and of ethics. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has launched a public consultation to gather views on the social and ethical impact of making these techniques available to patients. Visit http://mitochondria.hfea.gov.uk/mitochondria/ to explore the issues and complete an online consultation. The consultation is open from 17 September to 7th December 2012.

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