APPENDIX 4: LIST OF ACRONYMS
BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council
BMA British Medical Association
CARE Christian Action for Research and Education
CORE Comment on Reproductive Ethics
DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
EAP Expert Advisory Panel
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
HFEA Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Authority
HTA Human Tissue Authority
IVF In Vitro Fertilisation
MBSET Multiple Births and Single Embryo Transfer
MHRA Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
Agency
MRC Medical Research Council
NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence
PGD Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
PND Prenatal Diagnosis
PROGAR British Association of Social Workers
Project Group on Assisted Reproduction
RATE Regulatory Authority for Tissue and
Embryos
RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment
SPUC Society for Protection of Unborn Children
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization
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