Seanad debates
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Order of Business
10:30 am
Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)
There are ethical problems with IVF, pre-implantation genetic testing and embryonic stem cell research but there is no legislation governing any of these areas. A person could conduct embryonic stem cell research in this country with no legal obligations whatsoever, except if the person is a doctor and thereby subject to the ethical rules of the Medical Council.
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