UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act created, effective October 2009
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
UK legislation enabling stem cell research using human-animal embryos received royal assent yesterday. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, which updates 1990 legislation, will come into force mainly in October 2009 (the provisions related to parenting become effective in April). The Act will "keep the UK at the forefront of developments in treatment and research", said the Department of Health, citing Alzheimer's disease and cystic fibrosis as being among its most obvious beneficiaries.
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