More than two thousand people have signed a Parliamentary petition calling for the Embryo Protection Act to be retained in its current form, with embryo freezing remaining prohibited.
Any embryos that would no longer be needed as a result of a successful pregnancy would be frozen. Infertile couples or single women may then anonymously "adopt" an embryo that was not used by another couple.
The petition, created by Emanuela Cachia, was launched on the Parliament website on 3 March but seems to have picked up pace over the past few hours.
"The petitioner respectfully requests the House of Representatives to ascertain that every embryo is protected and The Embryo Protection Act is not amended. 1) From conception we have the right to live a dignified life. 2) We protect life, educate and support compassionately. 3) This is an opportunity for people to express themselves and to make their position known to the House of Representatives," the description reads.
"Who am I to choose who lives or who dies? The proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act recommend that five oocytes (ovas) are fertilized. Two of the five embryos are implanted in the womb, whilst the other three embryos are cryopreserved (frozen). Present day technology does not guarantee that the three frozen embryos survive the procedure and neither is there any guarantee that the embryos are eventually implanted in the mother's womb."
"The Embryo Protection Act provides for the protection of human embryos. The purpose of this petition is to uphold this universal right: the right to life."
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