Monday 14 January 2008

Lords' proposed amendments to the HFE Bill

From

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldbills/006/amend/ml006-ric.htm

or there abouts, regarding amendments to

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200708/ldbills/006/2008006.pdf



LORD JENKIN OF RODING

111* Page 9, line 14, at end insert—

"( ) In subsection (5) after the words "as a result of treatment" insert the words "including, in the case of a woman proposed to be treated with donated gametes or embryos, the need for that child to be told about his or her origins"."


BARONESS O'CATHAIN
BARONESS DEECH

126 Page 19, line 6, leave out subsection (2)

[This would retain the "need for a father" clause]


EARL HOWE
BARONESS FINLAY OF LLANDAFF
[As an amendment to amendment 128]

129* Line 8, at end insert—

"(2B) Information so provided shall in particular—

(a) make clear the importance of disclosing to any child resulting from treatment services the circumstances of the child's conception; and

(b) include guidance designed to assist a person in making such a disclosure."


LORD JENKIN OF RODING

130* Page 19, line 8, at end insert—

"(4) The code shall include guidance about the welfare of children born as a result of donal conception treatment and in particular the guidance should address the need for donal conceived children to be told about their origins."


BARONESS DEECH


145 Page 72, line 12, leave out paragraphs 1 to 9


LORD JENKIN OF RODING

146* Page 72, line 12, at end insert—

"(1) The Authority shall from time to time carry out a review of the law and practice concerning the inclusion in the birth certificates of donor conceived persons the fact of such conception.

(2) If the Authority, after any such review, and after consulting bodies representing the parents of donor conceived persons, and bodies representing donor conceived persons, recommends that the law and practice should be changed to provide for the inclusion of the fact of donor conception on the birth certificates of donor conceived persons, the Secretary of State may by order implement any such recommendation with such amendments as he shall think fit, and a draft of any such order shall be laid before each House of Parlaiment and shall only take effect if both Houses approve the draft."


BARONESS DEECH

151 Page 85, line 1, leave out paragraphs 41 to 44


BARONESS DEECH

153 Page 90, line 35, leave out paragraphs 59 to 65