The regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis: Is there anything the United Kingdom can learn from the Australian experience?

The United Kingdom fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), is set to be abolished and its functions transferred to the Care Quality Commission. Together with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (UK), the HFEA has played a central role in the regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and human leukocyte antigen tissue typing (HLA typing). Australia, on the other hand, does not have a national regulatory body for assisted reproductive technologies, which are instead regulated by a series of national guidelines, State legislation and State regulators. Using PGD and HLA typing as a focal point, this article asks, is there anything the United Kingdom can learn from Australia?