Fertility law and regulation need to change—here’s how it could happen

The past 30 years have seen the fertility sector undergo considerable change and expansion, not just in scientific and medical terms but in sociocultural and commercial terms as well. Once controversial and highly stigmatised, the use of assisted reproductive technologies is today an increasingly mainstream way of starting a family. Of the almost 22 million123 live births recorded across the UK between 1991 and 2019, more than 390 000 babies (around 1.8%) were born as a result of fertility treatment.4 But while there’s no doubt that fertility treatment has changed significantly, many agree that the legal and regulatory frameworks surrounding it have not kept up.Julia Chain, chair of UK regulator the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), is clear about the need to update UK fertility law, bringing the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 in step with the realities of modern life. Speaking to the Fertility 2022 conference in…
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