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The Department of Health and Social Care has received a set of recommendations from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for changes to the HFE Act, which governs fertility treatments and embryo research in the UK.

Our review recommends the creation of a Government taskforce to take forward the changes our evidence has shown will help reduce the profound impacts for all involved.

New BBC drama will portray a family’s legal battle over their daughter’s medical care.

To inform our discussions about the disagreements that can arise in the care of critically ill children, we commissioned a review of the literature and evidence relating to this area.

It has been reported in the media that a small number of babies have been born in the UK following the use of mitochondrial DNA transfer techniques.

Frances Flinter – Council Member and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust – talks us through some important issues to consider in relation to the introduction of whole genome sequencing of newborn babies.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) is running an open call for evidence to inform an independent review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children in England.

As we start winding down for a short Christmas break to refresh and recharge ahead of a busy 2023 – it is time to look back on the year just gone, and to celebrate our successes and impact.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is pleased to announce it has been commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to conduct an independent review of the disagreements that can arise between families and healthcare teams in the care of critically ill children in England.

The Australian Senate have passed a Bill, known as ‘Maeve’s law’, that will make it legal for those at risk of passing on a severe mitochondrial disorder to their offspring to avoid this outcome by the use of assisted reproductive techniques known as ‘mitochondrial donation’.

We welcome yesterday’s announcement that the Government will be commissioning an independent review of the causes of disagreements in the care of critically ill children, how these disagreements can be avoided, and how we can sensitively handle their resolution.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics welcomes the findings of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, ‘Direct-to-consumer genomic testing’, published today.