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Regulation of PGD in the UK and Worldwide

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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Clinical Practice

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Assisted reproduction, including preimplantation genetic diagnosis has been subject to statutory regulation in the UK since 1991 under terms of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (1990). The law in the rest of Europe is varied but changing in favour of allowing PGD. In general, sex selection for non-medical purposes is outlawed, unlike the USA where gender selection for family balancing is allowed.

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  1. Division of Women’s Health, King’s College London, St. Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK

    Veronica English BA (Hons) & Peter Braude MB, PhD, FRCOG, FMedSci, FSB

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  1. Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St. Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Tarek El-Toukhy

  2. Department of Women’s Health, King’s College, London, United Kingdom

    Peter Braude

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English, V., Braude, P. (2014). Regulation of PGD in the UK and Worldwide. In: El-Toukhy, T., Braude, P. (eds) Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2948-6_17

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