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Don't ban embryo-based research says new chairman of European fertility organisation

ll hear that couples benefiting from assisted reproduction appear to back the use of spare embryos for research.

In Spain, where embryo donation is currently the only legal option for spare viable embryos, 155 questionnaires seeking views on a range of options were completed by couples who currently had embryos frozen. Over 72% would accept their spare embryos being used for research and 54% would agree to destruction if they succeeded in their objective of achieving a pregnancy. Dr Montserrat Boada from Institut Universitari Dexeus of Barcelona said that donation for research was the preferred option for couples if the embryos were not included in a parental plan. Many couples chose research and/or destruction over the legal option. "We need a review on current regulations to solve the increasing number of stored embryos in Spain," she said.


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Contact: Margaret Willson
m.willson@mwcommunications.org.uk
44-0-1536-772181
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
30-Jun-2003


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