ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the significance of cross-border reproductive treatment, internet-assisted conception and surrogacy for the future of the regulation of reproduction. When the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFEA) 1990 were amended in 2008, it was assumed that the regulation would continue to be comprehensive. As a result strictly regulated fertility treatment in the UK now coexists with almost completely unregulated DIY assisted conception. Public information about the risks of unregulated treatment and the benefits of regulated treatment should be clearer and more accessible. In 1999, Margaret Brazier presciently remarked upon the HFEA's inability not only to control the market in reproduction, but also to exercise any control over cross-border reproductive treatment. There are a variety of reasons why people seek reproductive treatment in another country. Worldwide, the most common reason is that the treatment is not available in one's home country
