PROACTIVE REGULATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY: MITOCHONDRIAL DONATION LEGISLATION IN AUSTRALIA

At this moment it is incumbent on this government to give Australian parents the choice and opportunity to have children free from severe disease through the use of reproductive technology and to reduce the burden of disease for future generations. It is also essential that we remain at the forefront of advances in both medical science and reproductive technology. We cannot sit by complacently when the health and lives of Australian children are at stake and when the opportunity to provide hope and medical support is now with us.('1)