Protecting Our Future The Case for Greater Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology.
A discussion document edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else

Contents

• Introduction
• Abbreviations
• Summary
• Chapter 1. Assisted reproductive technologies timeline Sandra Coney and Anne Else
• Chapter 2. Defining infertility Sandra Coney
• Chapter 3. Assisted reproductive technology and related practices Sandra Coney
• Chapter 4. Existing New Zealand law that could apply to reproductive issues Nadja Tollemache
• Chapter 5. The current situation in New Zealand Sandra Coney
• Chapter 6. Overseas experience: What other countries have done Nadja Tollemache
• Chapter 7. Awhina i te hangarau whakato: Tiaki te whakapapa Assisted reproductive technologies: Protecting the generations Lorna Dyall
• Chapter 8. A Pacific perspective on assisted reproductive technologies Moera Douthett & Sara Bennett
• Chapter 9. The Rights and interests of the child Sandra Coney available online
  
• Chapter 10. Surrogacy Anne Else
• Chapter 11. Longer term issues: Information, access, truth, openness and contact Anne Else
• Chapter 12. Health and psycho-social issues arising from assisted reproductive technology Sandra Coney available online
• Chapter 13. Reasons for and purposes of legislation Sandra Coney
• Bibliography
• Contributors

Authors: Sara Bennett, Sandra Coney, Moera Douthett, Lorna Dyall, Anne Else and Nadja Tollemache.

This 84pp report contains:

* What are the rights of children and how can children's interests be balanced against adult's rights?
* What can we do to prevent the potential harm resulting from genetic and birth breaks?
* Should some ART practices be banned, and should there be restrictions on access to ART services?,
* How do we protect all the people involved?
* What models of regulation do other countries offer?
* How do Maori regard ART and what do Maori perspectives have to offer?
* Will the new Assisted Human Reproduction Bill effectively regulate ART?

The report is available free to groups and for a cost of $NZ22 incl p&p to individuals in New Zealand - O'seas please contact WHA.

Women's Health Action, PO Box 9947, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ph: +64 9 520 5295, fax: +64 9 520 5731