Lessons across the Pond: Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United Kingdom and the United States

Ouellette, Alicia, Caplan, Arthur, Carroll, Kelly, Fossett, James W., et al., American Journal of Law & Medicine

I. INTRODUCTION

Scholars of differing political affiliation and the President's Council on Bioethics have called for regulation of assisted reproductive technology (ART) that would emulate many aspects of the regulatory system of the United Kingdom, in particular that of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Specifically, scholars and the Council have argued that research in the U.S. involving gametes and human embryos lacks consistent oversight.1 While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produces an annual ART success rate report,2 submission of data is guaranteed only by the promise that non-responders will be noted as such in the appendix of CDC's …

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Publication information: Article title: Lessons across the Pond: Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United Kingdom and the United States. Contributors: Ouellette, Alicia - Author, Caplan, Arthur - Author, Carroll, Kelly - Author, Fossett, James W. - Author, et al. - Author. Journal title: American Journal of Law & Medicine. Volume: 31. Issue: 4 Publication date: October 1, 2005. Page number: 419+. © Not available. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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