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This title analyses the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and considers the wide-ranging legal, ethical, medical, moral and social arguments deployed in Parliament in favour of and opposing controversial amendments to the 1990 Act. The book explores in detail the provisions of the 2008 Act focussing on a number of key areas including: The removal of the need for a father provision Creation of saviour siblings Permitting the creation of human admixed embryos (embryos containing both human and animal material) Abortion law reform Analysis/consideration of the potential impact of the 2008 Act for the newly regulated areas of science