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Lord Robert Winston, a world expert on fertility, said it was 'no shakes' if scientists were not allowed to use part-human, part-animal embryos for experiments Labour rebels hoping to defeat the Government's controversial plans for embryo research were given a last-minute...
THE government was last night under pressure over its refusal to give a free vote on the controversial Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. ... Ministers faced calls to explain why Labour MPs were given free votes on just three aspects of the legislation – whether...
Tory leader is to table a series of amendments to a the human fertilisation and embryology bill ... Lesbian couples should be blocked from having IVF treatment unless they agree that a father figure would be involved in the upbringing of their child, the Tories said...
MPs were deeply split last night over embryo research and abortion as they began debating hugely contentious reforms to the way the practices are regulated. ... Some Labour MPs warned they would defy the Government's decision to whip votes on the Human Fertilisation and...
MPs have voted in favour of a major update to human embryology laws despite opposition from religious MPs. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill was given its second reading by 340 votes to 78, a majority of 262. ... Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly, who was...
Gordon Brown's refusal to give Labour MPs a free vote on embryo research laws has put some into an "untenable" position, it was claimed yesterday. The party has ordered its members to support controversial measures in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which...
Deep splits among MPs over embryo research were exposed as controversial legislation to extend its use were debated in the Commons.Despite assurances from Health Secretary Alan Johnson that it would be subject to a "strict legal and ethical framework", some Labour MPs vowed to fight the measures.
Deep splits among MPs over embryo research were exposed as controversial legislation to extend its use were debated in the Commons. ... Despite assurances from Health Secretary Alan Johnson that it would be subject to a "strict legal and ethical framework", some Labour...
Deep splits among MPs over embryo research were exposed as controversial legislation to extend its use were debated in the Commons. ... Despite assurances from Health Secretary Alan Johnson that it would be subject to a "strict legal and ethical framework", some Labour...
Deep splits among MPs over embryo research were exposed as controversial legislation to extend its use were debated in the Commons. ... Despite assurances from Health Secretary Alan Johnson that it would be subject to a "strict legal and ethical framework", some Labour...
The Embryo Bill finally gets its second reading in Parliament today. The three main questions put to MPs will be: Hybrid embryos: scientists want to create embryos that are over 99% human for research into stem cells by implanting DNA from an adult human nucleus into a cow or rabbit egg. Access...
