Seanad debates

Wednesday, 4 December 2002

Adjournment Matters. - Oviedo Convention.

 

Senator Henry commented on my response to the previous Adjournment debate. In my reply tonight, I have included the following line which I hope will go some way towards seeing some work being done. I am pleased to advise her that I have under consideration the question of our signing the convention with formal reservations in respect of articles with which we have difficulty. I am deeply concerned about the absence of statutory controls in regard to a range of interventions in the sphere of assisted human reproduction, including that of human cloning. While medical practice in the area of reproductive medicine is governed by Medical Council guidelines, these are only apply in the case of registered medical practitioners and would be ineffective in the case of any service provided by other persons.

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