Warnock--report of the committee of inquiry into human fertilisation and embryology.
Warnock--report of the committee of inquiry into human fertilisation and embryology.
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1985
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Mary Great Britain;Warnock
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This document has been scanned using character reading software to make the text searchable. However, this is not 100% accurate. You will find that some words have not been recognised correctly. If you want to copy some of the text into another document, compare it to the original to ensure accuracy. Sirs I have the honour to present the report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology established in July 1982 to examine the social, ethical and legal implications of recent, and potential developments in the field of human assisted reproduction. The task you set the Inquiry was not an easy one. The issues raised reflect fundamental moral, and often religious, questions which have taxed philosophers and others down the ages. Rightly you chose a membership which encompassed not only the many professions with a concern in these matters but the many religious traditions within society, so that as many viewpoints as possible could be brought to bear on the morally sensitive issues before us. I would like to take this opportunity to place on record my gratitude to all the members of the Inquiry for their hard work, their enthusiasm and commitment, and more especially for the way they have brought their own values to the consideration of the problems before us and yet at the same time have been open and responsive to the attitudes and beliefs of others. 1 am also grateful for the way in which we have been able to share our professional expertise, a process which I am sure has enhanced the report, by helping us to see the problems in a broader perspective. Despite the way in which members have worked together, there remain nonetheless certain differences between us; indeed it would have been surprising if, on such sensitive issues, we had been united. These differences, presented in three formal expressions of dissent have, significantly, focussed on the very subjects, surrogacy and research on human embryos, which, to judge from the evidence, arouse the greatest public anxiety. Thus even in our disagreement we have reflected the range of views within society. It is not possible that a report like this should be equally well received in all quarters, given some of the controversial issues we have had to consider. There is bound to be criticism that we have gone too far, or not far enough. However, we have sought to …