Embryo Bill: data, to 24 July 1985, 1984-11 - 1985-07
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the general public and papers on JEP's Unborn Children (Protection) Bill (1985), with correspondents including: Sir Bernard Braine [Chairman, All-party Pro Life Committee] (4); Martin Bobrow [Professor of Paediatric Research]; Professor Malcolm Macnaughton, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Anne Lapping, Producer of A Week in Politics; Ian Kennedy, Professor of Medical Law and Ethics, King's College, London; Maud, Lady Watherston, Chairman of the Order of Christian Unity; Prebendary John Gladwin, Secretary, General Synod Board for Social Responsibility.
Papers include: pamphlet by Sir Immanuel Jakobovits, Chief Rabbi, on the Jewish view of human fertilisation and embryology; responses to the Warnock Report on Human Fertilisation and Embryology, including that of the Catholic Bishops' Joint Committee on Bio-Ethical Issues, CARE (Christian Action Research and Education), the Family Law Committee of the Law Society and the House of Commons Library research division; papers from a seminar on Infertility: The Social Commitment; notes by Professor Malcolm Macnaughton on embryo research; report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Ethics Committee on IVF and Embryo replacement or transfer; studies in medicine, law and ethics on IVF.
Dates
- Creation: 1984-11 - 1985-07
Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
Extent
2 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
File 506
Finding aid date
2002-07-01 16:42:48+00:00
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Repository Details
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