Publications

This briefing sets out the case for reviewing the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to ensure it remains fit for purpose in the face of rapid scientific advances in embryo research and assisted reproduction.

We partnered with the Future of Human Reproduction Project to explore the ethical and policy issues that may arise from potential future uses of in vitro gametogenesis in human reproduction.

Exploring the practical, legal, and ethical considerations raised by surrogacy.

An overview of the key policy, social, and ethical issues around egg freezing and social egg freezing.

This report sets out guiding principles for ethical use, and recommendations for policy and practice should genome editing become available as a reproductive option for prospective parents.

This report considers the interests of people affected by donor conception and makes recommendations about what can be done to support, encourage and empower those making decisions about the sharing of information.

This report examines the ethical issues raised by new techniques that aim to prevent the transmission of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA disorders.

This report sets out guidance to help people consider the ethical acceptability of various ways of encouraging people to donate, both for treatment of others and for scientific research.