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Human Tissue and Embryo (Draft) Bill |
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The Joint Parliamentary Committee appointed from the Lords and Commons to consider the Government’s Bill was agreed on one thing at least: they did not like the look of the proposed Regulatory Authority for Tissue and Embryos (RATE), which was to replace the present Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) and the Human Tissue Authority (HTA).
“We have found the evidence against establishing RATE overwhelming. . .” (Volume I Report, HL Paper 169-I, HC Paper 630-I).
The Committee recommended that the creation of inter-species embryos should only be authorised by a free vote in Parliament.
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