ABSTRACT
This chapter is divided into three separate parts, all of which concern different aspects of assisted conception, the ethical arguments and the legal regulation. It demonstrates a clear understanding of the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, and understands both the legal provisions and the ethical arguments relating to pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and saviour siblings. The PGD is a process whereby the embryo is tested for a specific hereditary disease or a chromosomal abnormality, which takes places before an embryo is implanted into a woman by way of IVF. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing's Consultation Document on PGD (2000) explains that PGD can only be used in 'certain severe life-threatening disorders'. There are over 120 conditions where PGD can be used. The chapter provides an argument that surrogacy exploits the poor and perpetuates the economic divide between rich and poor.
