Scholars of differing political affiliation and the President's Council on Bioethics have called for regulation of assisted reproductive technology (ART) that would emulate many aspects of the regulatory system of the United Kingdom, in particular that of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Specifically, scholars and the Council have argued that research in the US involving gametes and human embryos lacks consistent oversight. 1 While the Centers for Disease a Alicia Ouellette: JD; Albany Law School, Albany, NY, USA; Alden March Bioethics Institute, The Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA. Prof. Ouellette would like to acknowledge the exceptional research assistance of Albany Law School students Daisy Ford and Ryan Emery. b Arthur Caplan: Ph. D.; University of Pennsylvania, Department of Medical Ethics, Philadelphia, PA, USA. c Kelly Carroll: M. Bioethics; Institute for Ethics, American Medical Association, Chicago, Il, USA. d James Fossett: Ph. D., Rockefeller Institute of Government, Albany, NY, USA. e Dyrleif Bjarnadottir: University at Albany of the State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA. f Darren Shickle: MD, MPH; University of Leeds, Institute of Health Sciences and Public Health Research, Leeds, UK; EuroPHEN Program for the Study of Comparative European Genetics Policy, England, UK g Glenn McGee: Ph. D.; Senior and Corresponding Author; Alden March Bioethics Institute, The Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA. 1 See THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS, REPRODUCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE REGULATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, at ch. 9-10 (2004), available at http://www. bioethics. gov/reports/reproductionandresponsibility/index. html (criticizing patchwork framework for regulation of ART in US and suggesting comprehensive regulation, including permanent monitoring and oversight arrangements); Erik Parens & Lori Knowles, Reprogenetics and Public Policy: Reflections & Recommendations, HASTINGS CTR. RPT.(Supp. Jul.-Aug. 2003), available at http://www. thehastingscenter. org/publications/reports. asp (advising creation of commission, Reprogenetics Technology Advisory Committee, to propose legislation to Congress).