Dad not included debate

You may be interested in a debate taking place next week at Westminster about the "need for a father", something clinics had to take into consideration when they were deciding whether to offer IVF and other similar treatments. The original Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, which regulated fertility treatment, had made it law for clinics to think about the welfare of any future children and this had included their "need for a father".

The updated version of this currently going through Parliament does not contain the requirement for clinics to think about a child's need for a father, and next week's evening debate will be looking at a variety of views on this. The speakers are Ruth Deech, the former Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Juliet Tizzard, the deputy Head of Ethics at the British Medical Association and
Fiona MacCallum , Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Warwick. The debate, organised by Progress Educational Trust, takes place on January 14th, and if you might be interested in attending, you can find more details here
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