1 Introduction -- Pt. 1. RESEARCH -- 2 Overview: Human Embryo Research -- 3 Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- 4 Future Directions in Research on Human Embryos -- Pt. 2. ETHICS -- 5 Overview: Ethical Issues -- 6 Between Pragmatism and Principles? -- 7 Information Disclosure and Consent -- 8 The Influence of Pluralism in the Perception of the Status of the Embryo -- 9 Human Cloning: The Case of the (Preimplantation) Embryo, an Ethical Exploration -- pt. 3. LAW -- 10 Overview: Legislative Approaches -- 11 Legal Approaches: France -- 12 The Regulation of Human Embryo Research in the UK: What Implications for Therapeutic Research? -- 13 The Role of Ethics Committees in Framing Legislation on Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Research? -- 14 The Hungarian Legislative Approach to Assisted Procreation: An Attempt at Transparency -- 15 Health Council Report on Embryo Research: Perspectives on New Legislation in the Netherlands -- 16 Legal Approaches in Germany -- 17 Regulating Reproductive Technologies: Ten Years Down the Tube?