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Court overturns “designer baby” ban
BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0305137b (Published 01 May 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:0305137b
- Bruno Rushforth1
- 1Manchester
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the UK fertility treatment regulator, the HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority), can allow a Leeds couple to select tissue matched embryos to help save their son with thalassaemia.
The family hope that by choosing embryos for in vitro fertilisation that are both free of disease and offer …
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