Clause 1 - Certain deceased men to be registered as fathers
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill
12:30 pm
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon, Liberal Democrat)
For the fourth time, I invite the hon. Gentleman or someone else to explain why new subsections (5A) and (5B) refer to artificial insemination. I know why new subsections (5C) and (5D) do not. Furthermore, how is that consistent with the requirement that an embryo be created? Under the terms of the 1990 Act, that refers to an act outside the body, whereas artificial insemination will cause an embryo to be created inside the body and is, therefore, inconsistent with the first four words of page 1, line 11.