Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority

British  

noun

1.  HFEA.  an organization set up by act of Parliament (1990) to control and review research involving embryos. It maintains a register of persons whose gametes are used for assisted conception

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Example Sentences

The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way in the U.K. but did not provide further details to protect the families’ identities.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

Britain requires every woman undergoing the treatment to receive approval from the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way in the U.K. but did not provide further details to protect the families’ identities.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Parliament concurred and in 1990 established the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, the first statutory body of its kind and a model emulated by other countries.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2018

Clinics had to get a license from Britain’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, which would monitor the procedures and track the children throughout their lives to check for unexpected side effects.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2018