Assisted Conception

The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine entered into force on 1 December 1999. While having an impact on health law in general, the most far reaching consequences are felt in the steep change it has brought about in the legal approaches to human embryo research.This book examines the future possibilities for human embryo research in light of new reproductive technologies and their transfer to clinical practice. In particular it accurately locates the climate of ideas and ethical issues surrounding assisted conception, providing new perspectives on the effectiveness of current legislation and the need for technical standardization of clinical procedures. It will rapidly become a standard work on the subject for medico-legal academics and researchers and bio-ethicists alike.