Suzi Leather, Chair of the HFEA, said: "This radical report is a challenging contribution to the debate about how we should ensure effective regulation of fertility treatment and embryo research in the interests of patients and the public.
The public concerns and future developments which underpin the need for ongoing independent regulation of fertility treatment and research will be spelt out in a keynote speech by Angela McNab, Chief Executive of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, at the HFEA's annual conference today (15 March).
The future issues in the fertility sector ? empowering patients in their treatment choices, forthcoming scientific developments and the future regulation of the sector ? will be examined in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's 2005 Annual Conference, ´Looking to the Future', which will be held at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, on Tuesday 15 March.