Where procedures produced a clone of a human cell or embryo, that was not an embryo within and subject to regulation under the Act, since there had been no process of fertilisation, which is a pre-requisite under the Act. A cloned cell could not be a ’embryo where fertilisation is complete.’
Judges:
Mr Justice Crane
Citations:
Times 05-Dec-2001, [2001] EWHC Admin 918, [2001] 4 All ER 1013
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Statutes:
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 1(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina (Quintavalle) v Secretary of State for Health CA 18-Jan-2002
A cloned cell, a cell produced by cell nuclear replacement came within the definition of embryo under the Act. The Act required that fertilisation was complete.
Held: The act could be applied in a purposive way. The legislative policy was that . .
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Human Rights, Health
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167264